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MICROSOFT CORP 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Nov 27, 2007)

Filed November 27, 2007For Securities:MSFT

Summary

This Form 8-K filing by Microsoft Corporation, filed on November 27, 2007, relates to the XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) formatted version of certain sections of their Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. The company is providing this XBRL data primarily for testing purposes, as a pilot initiative. Investors are strongly cautioned that this XBRL information is unaudited and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. The official filed versions of the financial statements remain the authoritative source of information. While this filing doesn't introduce new financial performance data or strategic announcements, it signals Microsoft's engagement with new reporting technologies. Investors should focus on the previously filed Form 10-Q for the financial details of the September 30, 2007 quarter, rather than this XBRL test data. The key takeaway is the company's exploration of XBRL, a format designed to enhance data comparability and accessibility in financial reporting.

Key Highlights

  • 1Microsoft Corporation filed an 8-K on November 27, 2007.
  • 2The filing provides XBRL-formatted data from its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
  • 3This XBRL data is for testing purposes and is not an official financial filing.
  • 4Investors are explicitly warned that the XBRL information is unaudited and should not be used for investment decisions.
  • 5The company advises investors to rely on the officially filed Form 10-Q for accurate financial information.
  • 6This filing demonstrates Microsoft's early engagement with XBRL technology for financial reporting.
  • 7The filing includes XBRL instance documents and various taxonomy extension schema, calculation, definition, label, presentation, and reference linkbase documents.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) formatted data from Microsoft's previously filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. This is being done for testing purposes to explore the new XBRL reporting technology.

No, investors should absolutely not rely on the XBRL data provided in this filing for investment decisions. The filing explicitly states that the XBRL information is unaudited and intended for testing. Investors should continue to rely on the official, audited financial statements filed with the SEC.

No, this filing does not contain any new financial results or performance updates. It simply presents existing financial information from the September 30, 2007 quarter in an XBRL format for testing purposes. Any financial performance analysis should be based on the originally filed Form 10-Q.

XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is a global standard for exchanging business information, designed to make financial data more transparent and accessible by tagging it in a machine-readable format. Microsoft is testing it as part of an initiative to explore new reporting technologies that could improve how financial information is presented and analyzed in the future.