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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (1688)	4/18/2002 6:28:53 PM
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18:11 ET MSFT Microsoft (56.37 -0.26) -- Update -- On call, company sees continued softness in IT spending.....Windows XP continues to fire on all cylinders....Company sees total XBox sales through Q4 (Jun) at 3.5-4.0 mln which is a bit lower than most analyst models. This is due to a weak Japan and the company's lost weeks of not selling at lower prices in Europe....stock at 53.43. 17:58 ET MSFT Microsoft (56.37 -0.26) -- Update -- On call, company says enterprise customers are still cautious about spending....XBox sales in theUS were solid, but Japan was weak....Advertising business is looking good.....stock at 53.71. 17:54 ET MSFT Microsoft (56.37 -0.36) -- Update -- On conference call, company says PC demand was a little better than expected, although it was down 3% yoy. PC demand in Japan remains very weak. Company says"we may have seen a bottom in PC demand and we hope for a recovery over the next several months"....For desktop applications, revenue came in a little better than expected...stock at 53.60.