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Microsoft profit up, Wall Street likes 2006 targets 29 April 2005
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp. on Thursday posted sales below Wall Street expectations, but it said it had a strong product pipeline and gave an upbeat outlook for the year ahead.
Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, reported a net profit of $US2.56 billion, or 23 cents a share, for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, compared with $US1.32 billion, or 12 cents a share, a year earlier.
