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Microsoft Q3 profit and revenue will increase significantly

Microsoft is expected next Thursday announced sales and profits growth in the fiscal third quarter financial report, as Microsoft has been seen to benefit them and the Windows 7 pre-installed Microsoft software, PC sales increased markedly.

According to Thomson Reuters survey of analysts, analysts predict Microsoft ended in March of the fiscal third quarter sales will reach 14.3 billion U.S. dollars, profit of 42 cents per share.

Microsoft last year's sales revenue is 13.65 billion U.S. dollars, profits of 39 cents per share. Microsoft last year was listed since 1986 have occurred since the decline in revenue for the first time.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's latest operating system, led by the release of Windows 7 is expected to help improve the company's profits.

According to market research firm IDC recently published studies have reported the first quarter of this year, PC shipments worldwide grew 24%. Growth rate higher than the previous quarter's 15%, significantly reversed the decline of 7% over the same period last year the situation. Most of these PC is expected to have pre-installed Windows operating system.

Thomas Weisel analyst Tim Klasell in a research report to clients said, PC market changes will directly promote the sales of Microsoft's fiscal third-quarter revenue growth. He recently Microsoft's fiscal third quarter sales expected to increase to 14.37 billion U.S. dollars, and Microsoft's profit is expected to reach 44 cents per share, exceeding the average analyst forecast level.