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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 534096" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p><img src="http://mos.techradar.com//images/microsoft_logo-200-200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> He may have left the building but, as Microsoft's biggest single shareholder, ex-CEO Bill Gates won't be feeling the credit crunch in his retirement. His old company has just announced revenues of over $60 billion (£30 billion) in the year ending June 30 - an increase of 18% over last year.</p><p></p><p>Growth was driven by continued demand for the full range of Microsoft's products, from the latest versions of its server software to the Xbox 360 console and games - and even the much-maligned Windows Vista operating system, which has sold a frankly incredible 180 million licences since its launch in early 2007.</p><p></p><p><strong>Strong</strong></p><p></p><p>"Delivering $60 billion in annual revenue is an outstanding accomplishment and a testament to the powerful combination of great technology solutions and strong execution by our partners and global sales and marketing teams," gushed Kevin Turner, chief operating officer at Microsoft.</p><p></p><p>Such a strong year will give Microsoft a financial boost in its negotiations to swallow up Yahoo, which is stalled while Yahoo insists on a $33 a share deal, a ten-buck premium over its current trading value.</p><p></p><p>Microsoft's Turner expects revenues to grow again this year, reaching at least $67 billion (£33.5 billion) by next June.</p><p></p><p>That's despite increasing anecdotal evidence that open source and online software is nibbling away at Microsoft's core portfolio: the Telegraph group decided yesterday to move 1400 of its journalists and staff from Microsoft's Office suite to Google Apps.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/1799fd5/mf.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://www.techradar.com/426619&link=Microsoft earning over $1bn a week" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://www.techradar.com/426619&link=Microsoft earning over $1bn a week" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13833244712/f/8513/c/669/s/24747989/a2.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13833244712/f/8513/c/669/s/24747989/a2.img" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/1799fd5/story01.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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