Microsoft saw its profits leap by 35% in the first three months of 2010 - as its Windows 7 operating system continued to prove popular.

2010年第一季度微软盈利高达35%，其Windows 7操作系统深受欢迎。

Microsoft launched Windows 7 in October last year

The software giant made a net profit of $4bn (£2.6bn) and said it had also seen "strong growth" from its Bing search engine business and XBox Live.

Sales hit a record $14.5bn, up 6% on the same period a year earlier.

Windows 7 has proved to be Microsoft's best-selling operating system to date（迄今为止，至今） after the disappointing Vista¹.

The company's results are closely tied to computer sales because its two most profitable divisions make the Windows Operating System and Office business software.

And the firm said business customers were "beginning to refresh their desktop²".

Microsoft is the latest technology company to report earnings³ results.

Yahoo and Apple both announced higher profits earlier this week, while Google reported strong figures last week.