Microsoft's Groovy Gains: Azure's the Name, AI's the Game, Yeah Baby!

Smashing Baby! Microsoft's Quarterly Kick

Alright cats and kittens! Austin Powers here reporting live from the financial front lines! Microsoft yeah! They've just had a *smashing* quarter! Their shares went up nearly 9%! It's like they've found my mojo baby! Earnings per share? A righteous $3.46 totally obliterating the expected $3.22. And revenue? A mind blowing $70.07 billion leaving the $68.42 billion consensus in the dust! Groovy baby very groovy!

Azure Powers: More Powerful Than My Accent!

The secret ingredient? Azure baby! Their cloud business is just… wowza! Microsoft expects Azure growth to hit 34% to 35% which is more than anyone anticipated! Seems like everyone wants a piece of that cloud action including Dr. Evil I'm sure. They are spending a lot of money on data centers for AI which is also very interesting.

Tariff Troubles? Not for This Cat Baby!

Now President Trump and his tariffs... *shudders* ...that's a bit scary baby! But even with all that tariff talk looming Microsoft is staying optimistic. They're projecting revenue between $73.15 billion and $74.25 billion. They must be doing something right. They have invested a lot in AI infrastructure!

Office and LinkedIn: Business is Booming!

It's not just Azure. Office software subscriptions and LinkedIn are also pulling their weight baby! Revenue in that department is up 10% hitting $29.94 billion! It's like everyone's suddenly decided to get professional. Even LinkedIn despite the hiring market being a bit wonky is doing its thing. It's good times baby!

Personal is Powerful!

Windows search advertising devices video game consoles... Yeah! All doing fantastic! Revenue rose 6% to $13.37 billion like everyone wants to be personal again baby! It helps that they are upgrading to Windows 11 commercial clients are doing so by 75%! Microsoft said it had $623 million in "other expense" during the quarter. All these things are part of what drives a technology company forward.

Watch Out World! Microsoft's Still King Baby!

All in all it's a smashing victory for Microsoft. They're growing innovating and generally being all around groovy. Even with all those tariffs and AI investments! So watch out world! Microsoft's still the king baby! Yeah!