Microsoft Announces Quarterly Earnings Release Date and Upcoming Event for the Financial Community

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Events with Microsoft leadership slated for January.
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. will publish
fiscal year 2013 second-quarter financial results after the close of the market
on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 on the Microsoft Investor Relations Web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/investor. A live webcast of the earnings conference
call will be made available at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on the Microsoft
Investor Relations Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/investor.

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The company will also participate in the following event for the financial
community:

JP Morgan Tech Forum at the 2013 International CES
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
12:45 p.m. PT
Tami Reller, chief financial officer and chief marketing officer, Windows
Division

Interested parties can listen to a webcast of these events on the Microsoft
Investor Relations Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/investor.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software,
services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full
potential.

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