Microsoft cloud sales up 114 percent, but profits fall as Windows XP boost ends

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Lacklustre Windows software sales sees Microsoft's profits take a $695m hit

Microsoft's cloud sales soared by 114 percent in the firm's second quarter, helping to generate over $26bn in total revenue, up almost $2bn from the same period last year. However, declining dem...

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