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MICROSOFT CORP 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Sep 28, 2005)

Filed September 28, 2005For Securities:MSFT

Summary

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) filed an 8-K on September 27, 2005, to report the furnishing of certain portions of its 2005 Form 10-K in XBRL format. This filing primarily serves as a technical demonstration of XBRL tagging for financial data, rather than disclosing new material financial or operational information. Investors should note that the XBRL-formatted data is explicitly stated as unaudited and not the official public filing. The company advises users to rely on the official filed version of the 10-K and not make investment decisions based on this XBRL submission. The purpose is to test the XBRL format and technology. Consequently, this 8-K does not contain actionable financial insights or material events that would typically influence investment decisions.

Key Highlights

  • 1Filing is a technical submission of 2005 10-K data in XBRL format.
  • 2XBRL data is explicitly labeled as unaudited and not the official financial statements.
  • 3Purpose of filing is to test XBRL technology and formatting.
  • 4Investors are cautioned not to rely on XBRL data for investment decisions.
  • 5Official filed 10-K remains the primary source for financial information.
  • 6Information provided is limited to Parts I, II (excluding auditor reports) of the 2005 10-K.
  • 7Filing does not contain new material financial or operational disclosures.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide certain sections of Microsoft's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005, in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) format as a technical test. It is not intended to provide new financial information or updates.

No, investors are explicitly advised not to rely on the XBRL-formatted data for making investment decisions. The filing clearly states that this data is unaudited, not the official filing, and is for testing purposes only. Investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the 10-K.

No, this filing does not contain any new financial results or significant business updates. It is purely a technical submission of previously filed information in a different format (XBRL) to test the technology.

The XBRL submission includes information from Items 1-4 of Part I, and Items 5-8 (excluding the auditor's report) and Item 9A (excluding the auditor's report) of Part II of the 2005 10-K.