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Microsoft Revenue Rises, Profit Falls As Nokia Absorbed


Ron Burgundy
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A shadow of a man using his mobile phone is cast near Microsoft logo at the 2014 Computex exhibition in TaipeiMicrosoft Corp said on Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue rose, beating Wall Street expectations, but its profit fell 7 percent, partly due to the effect of incorporating the handset business of Nokia. Microsoft reported quarterly profit of $4.61 billion, or 55 cents per share, compared with $4.96 billion, or 59 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Wall Street had expected 60 cents per share, on average, although it is not clear how analysts had factored in the performance and cost of integrating the Nokia operation, which became part of Microsoft in late April. Revenue rose 17 percent to $23.38 billion, above analysts' average estimate of $23 billion, chiefly because of additional sales from Nokia.




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