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MICROSOFT CORP 8-K Report, Corporate Update (May 16, 2007)

Filed May 16, 2007For Securities:MSFT

Summary

Microsoft Corporation filed this Current Report on Form 8-K primarily to furnish XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) formatted data from its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. This filing serves as a test for the XBRL technology and its related formats. The company explicitly states that the XBRL data is unaudited and not to be considered the official financial statements. Investors are strongly advised to continue relying on the officially filed documents and not to use this XBRL data for investment decisions. The purpose of this submission is to test the capabilities of XBRL, a technology designed to make financial reporting more efficient and accessible. While the data includes key financial information and other details from the Q1 2007 10-Q, its experimental nature means it carries no legal "filed" status and should not be used as a substitute for the official filings. Microsoft reiterates that this information should not influence investment strategies.

Key Highlights

  • 1Microsoft is testing XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) formatting for its financial disclosures.
  • 2The XBRL data is derived from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
  • 3The furnished XBRL data is explicitly stated as unaudited.
  • 4Investors are cautioned against relying on this XBRL data for investment decisions, directing them to the official filings instead.
  • 5The information in this 8-K, including the XBRL exhibit, is not considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
  • 6This filing is intended to test XBRL technology and its associated formats, not to provide official financial updates.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this filing is to test Microsoft's ability to provide financial information in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) format. It includes XBRL-formatted data from the company's previously filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

No, investors are strongly cautioned against using the XBRL data provided in this filing for investment decisions. Microsoft explicitly states that the XBRL data is unaudited and is not the official version of its financial statements. Investors should continue to rely on the official filed versions of the company's financial reports.

XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is a technology designed to make financial reporting more efficient, accurate, and accessible by standardizing how financial data is tagged and reported. Microsoft is testing this technology to evaluate its capabilities and formats for future reporting.

No, this filing does not contain new financial results. It re-formats existing financial information from the Q1 2007 10-Q into XBRL for testing purposes. The actual financial results were disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed on April 26, 2007.