Microsoft meets earnings, sales rise
updated 04:45 pm EST, Thu January 17, 2002
Microsoft met income expectations, posting a net income of $2.84 billion on better-than-expected revenues of $7.74 billion for the December quarter ($0.41 per diluted share). Microsoft, which took a charge of $600 related consumer lawsuits, said it has sold over 17 million copies of Windows XP (computers installations and via retail) since the launch on October 25, sold 1.5 million Xbox video game consoles in North America, and that its MSN Internet servicereached has more than 7.7 million subscribers.



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