To: Road Walker who wrote (145655 ) 10/19/2001 2:18:04 AM From: Amy J Respond to of 186894 Hi John and Thread, Microsoft's 6% increase in revenue (in this economic slow-down) rocks. Things are turning - Enterprise results look pretty dang good: Message 16525622 To:DiViT who wrote (61717) From: David Howe Thursday, Oct 18, 2001 4:32 PM View Replies (1) | Respond to of 61744 Wow, 20% growth in Win 2000 and 30% in .Net Server growth. Didn't SUNW just release a report that showed their sales DROPPING by 30% or something like that? << The Windows 2000 Server family had a stellar quarter, with sales growth of over 20 percent. ``We were especially thrilled to see strong customer demand for Windows 2000 Advanced Server, which sold twice as many units as it did the previous year. These products are a rock-solid foundation for the entire .NET Enterprise Server lineup,'' said Brian Valentine, senior vice president for the Windows division at Microsoft. ``These results demonstrate our customers' enthusiasm for the quality, value and performance offered in our enterprise- ready products and solutions.'' The .NET Enterprise Server family of products also turned in an outstanding quarter with growth exceeding 30 percent, led by the continuing strength of SQL Server 2000 and Exchange 2000 Server. >> To:Charles Tutt who wrote (61708) From: Brian Sullivan Thursday, Oct 18, 2001 5:20 PM View Replies (1) | Respond to of 61744 Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $6.13 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2001, a 6 percent increase over the $5.77 billion reported in the prior year. Where as: Sun Microsystems today reported revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2001, a 43 percent decrease from the $5.05 billion reported in the prior year. Which company are you investing in? siliconinvestor.com To:Joseph Pareti who wrote (61726) From: NewVision Thursday, Oct 18, 2001 5:42 PM Respond to of 61744 Unearned Revenue also went up by 235 million from last quarter