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Microsoft amends 'clerical errors' in financial reports

...reports to fix what it called "clerical errors." The changes pertain to unearned revenue, an accounting term used to refer to money received for services... Read more

26 March, 2002 by Margaret Kane

Viruses bruise Microsoft's bottom line

...worm and other security issues. The result was a sharp drop in unearned revenue -- that is, money taken in by Microsoft for software deals that... Read more

24 October, 2003 by Ina Fried

Microsoft profit beats expectations

...better than expected, the company posted a sharper-than-expected decline in unearned revenue -- that is, money taken in by Microsoft but not booked as... Read more

24 October, 2003 by Ina Fried
Apple explains its accounting conundrum

Apple explains its accounting conundrum

Obscure accounting rule means users must pay to get 802.11n Wi-Fi, says Apple, but some experts aren't impressed Read more

22 January, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Microsoft beats earnings forecast

Earnings and sales were boosted by strong responses to the products that Microsoft has launched in recent months, including the Xbox 360 and SQL Server Read more

30 October, 2006 by Ina Fried

Microsoft profits double

...Microsoft Business Solutions unit was roughly flat. The company's balance of unearned revenue -- seen as a predictor of future sales -- rose slightly from the... Read more

28 January, 2005 by Ina Fried

Microsoft earns even more than expected

...in the same quarter a year earlier. The company's balance of unearned revenue -- a highly watched indicator for future sales -- dropped to $7.78bn... Read more

22 October, 2004 by Ina Fried

Microsoft beats estimates but still disappoints

Revenue for the second quarter was higher than forecast, though some investors expected more Read more

23 July, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Attention switches to Microsoft's licensing programme

...Microsoft, namely its individual business segments and the company's balance of unearned revenue -- money already taken in as part of long-term contracts. In... Read more

22 July, 2004 by Ina Fried

Microsoft extends software assurance to disasters

...for its volume-licensing programs. The company has seen its balance of unearned revenue -- money taken in for licensing but not yet earned -- decline in... Read more

20 May, 2004 by Ina Fried

Legal costs depress Microsoft's bottom line

...said its revenue would have been $350m lower. Microsoft's balance of unearned revenue -- that is, monies received as part of long-term contracts -- declined... Read more

23 April, 2004 by Ina Fried

Reluctance to upgrade starts to hurt Microsoft

...expressed concern that the company's take from licenses -- known as its unearned revenue balance -- has dipped sharply in the last two quarters. Licensing accounts... Read more

3 February, 2004 by Ina Fried

Microsoft downplays sales expectations

...company also faces a further drop in its closely watched balance of "unearned revenue" -- that is, money taken in for software provided over several years... Read more

29 January, 2004 by Ina Fried

Microsoft releases details of earnings

...earlier forecasts. However, the company also saw a drop in so-called unearned revenue -- that is, money taken in for long-term contracts, as customers... Read more

14 November, 2003 by Ina Fried

Office delay, Licensing 6 customers pay

Microsoft has delayed the launch of Office 2003, which could mean that its Licensing 6 customers will miss out on a 'free' update Read more

25 April, 2003 by Joe Wilcox

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