Software giant Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that were a penny higher than Wall Street's forecasts and revenue that was just shy of what analysts had expected on Thursday despite a lift from its latest version of Windows.
After the earnings announcement, the company's shares slipped in after-hours trading. (Click here to get the latest quotes for Microsoft.)
Microsoft earned $6.4 billion, or 76 cents per share, during its fiscal second quarter. That was down from $6.6 billion, or 78 cents per share, a year earlier.
Revenue increased 3 percent to $21.46 billion from $20.89 billion a year ago.