微软第三季度盈利51%

时间：2010-10-29 05:59:55

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Microsoft has announced a 51% rise in first-quarter profit, thanks to higher sales of its flagship Windows and Office software.

由于微软旗舰Windows与Office软件的高销售量，微软2010年第三季度首度盈利达51%。

Microsoft said it had been an 'exceptional' quarter

Net profit for the three months to September came in at $5.4bn (£3.4bn).

Revenues（收入，税收） increased by 25% to $16.2bn - a company record for the first quarter.

But Microsoft said that in the same quarter last year it had deferred¹（推迟，延期） some revenue from Windows sales. Had it not done so, its net profit would have been only 16% higher in comparison.

"This was an exceptional quarter, combining solid enterprise growth and continued strong consumer demand for Office 2010, Windows 7, and Xbox 360 consoles and games," said Peter Klein, chief financial officer at Microsoft.

Windows sales rose 66% on a year earlier to $4.8bn, while Office and other business software brought in $5.1bn, a 14% increase on last year.

'Firing on all cylinders²'

Microsoft shares rose 2.8% in after-hours trading.

Its stock has fallen 14% so far this year as investors³ worry about its ability to adapt to new ways of computing⁴.

Last week, its chief software architect Ray Ozzie unexpectedly resigned（辞职，顺从） , and warned that the company must think "beyond the PC".

But its latest results were better than analysts⁶ had expected.

"Microsoft had a very good quarter," said Toan Tran, an analyst⁵ at Morningstar.

"Windows is still doing well, Office is doing well, and servers and tools are doing well. The big three businesses are firing on all cylinders（汽缸，圆筒） as the PC upgrade cycle continues."

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1 deferred
adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从
参考例句：
The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。 a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

2 cylinders
n.圆筒( cylinder的名词复数 )；圆柱；汽缸；（尤指用作容器的）圆筒状物
参考例句：
They are working on all cylinders to get the job finished. 他们正在竭尽全力争取把这工作干完。来自《简明英汉词典》 That jeep has four cylinders. 那辆吉普车有4个汽缸。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 computing
n.计算
参考例句：
to work in computing 从事信息处理 Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

5 analyst
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？ The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。