3 Takeaways From Microsoft Corporation's First-Quarter Earnings Call

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) impressed investors last week with revenue for its first fiscal quarter of 2018 coming in about $1 billion higher than estimates. Higher-than-expected earnings per share followed suit, rising 17% year over year. The double-digit growth in both revenue and earnings per share highlighted strong execution across several major areas of the business.

The interesting news from Microsoft continued in the company's conference call with analysts about the quarter. Management's commentary on LinkedIn, Azure, and gaming was particularly interesting. Here's a look at what management said about these topics.

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