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Microsoft (MSFT) announced much better than expected results for its first quarter of fiscal 2010–led by strong Windows and Xbox demand and cost discipline. While revenue and net income were down, the results were a major surprise given more lackluster estimates. Here are the software giant’s slides on the financial results, which you can enjoy [...]

Well, well, well, that financial imp at Microsoft–CFO Chris Liddell–pulled a fast one on Wall Street and turned in first-quarter earnings that blew away all estimates and even the whisper numbers. While revenue and net income were down for the third consecutive quarter, they were not as bad as investors had expected. Perhaps those Microsoft [...]