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• Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) (MSFT), the world's largest software maker, reported fiscal third-quarter profit that topped estimates on better-than-expected sales of software for businesses.
(Businessweek)
• Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) plans to sell most of the 800-plus patents it is buying from AOL Inc. (AOL) since it doesnt consider all of them essential, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
(NASDAQ)
• NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless plans to put its marketing weight behind Microsoft Corps (MSFT.O) next mobile phone software to help develop a strong competitor to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Google Inc (GOOG.
(Reuters India)
• REUTERS - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) beat Wall Streets profit forecast as personal computer sales held up better than expected, lifting its shares 2.5 percent after hours.
(Reuters India)
• Technology companies want the U.S. to bolster cybersecurity, ease immigration restrictions and let funds held abroad be repatriated, said a group with members including Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) (MSFT) and Adobe Systems Inc.
(Businessweek)
• Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT).
(Seekingalpha.com)
• Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) 18% LOWER; reported Q1 EPS of $0.20, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.20. Revenue for the quarter came in at $183 million versus the consensus estimate of $186.1 million.
(StreetInsider.com)
• Facebook Inc. (FB), the biggest social- networking service, made an offer for AOL Inc. (AOL)'s patent portfolio before losing out to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s $1.06 billion bid, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
(Bloomberg)
• There are 4,695 funds that hold Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and the average portfolio holds 1.9% of its portfolio in Microsoft.  As a comparison, the 2 nd largest stock, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is held by 3,591 funds.
(Forbes)
• Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced Ralph Haupter, Area Vice President for Microsoft Germany, has recently been promoted to company Vice President and named as CEO for Microsoft GCR.
(Sacramento Bee)