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MICROSOFT CORP 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Aug 1, 2008)

Filed August 1, 2008For Securities:MSFT

Summary

This Form 8-K filing by Microsoft Corporation primarily serves to furnish XBRL-formatted data from their recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. The XBRL data includes selected portions of Part I (Items 1-4) and Part II (Items 5-8, excluding the auditor's report, and Item 9A, also excluding the auditor's report). Investors should note that this XBRL data is explicitly stated as unaudited and not the official financial statements. The company is using this filing as a test of the XBRL format and technology. Crucially, Microsoft emphasizes that investors should rely on the official filed version of the Form 10-K and not make investment decisions based on this XBRL-formatted information. The filing also clarifies that this information, including Exhibit 100, is not considered "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be incorporated by reference into other filings unless expressly stated. Therefore, this 8-K is primarily an informational and technological disclosure rather than a report of material new financial events.

Key Highlights

  • 1Microsoft Corporation filed a Form 8-K on July 31, 2008, to accompany its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
  • 2The primary purpose of the 8-K is to provide XBRL-formatted data from the 10-K, serving as a technology test for Extensible Business Reporting Language.
  • 3Included XBRL data covers selected sections of Part I (Items 1-4) and Part II (Items 5-8, excluding auditor's report, and Item 9A, excluding auditor's report) of the 10-K.
  • 4The company explicitly states that the XBRL data is unaudited and not the official financial statements.
  • 5Investors are strongly advised to rely on the official filed version of the 10-K and not make investment decisions based on the XBRL data provided in this 8-K.
  • 6The information furnished in this 8-K, including Exhibit 100, is not considered 'filed' under Section 18 of the Exchange Act and carries no associated liability.
  • 7This filing does not represent a reportable event of new material financial information but rather a disclosure related to data formatting and technology.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this Form 8-K is to furnish XBRL-formatted data from Microsoft's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008. This filing is intended as a test of XBRL technology and reporting formats.

No, investors are explicitly warned not to rely on the XBRL data provided in this filing for making investment decisions. The company states that the XBRL data is unaudited and not the official financial statements. Investors should refer to the official filed version of the Form 10-K.

No, this 8-K filing does not report any new material financial events or results. It is primarily an informational filing related to the technology and formatting of data from the company's annual report.

The clarification that the information is not 'filed' under Section 18 of the Exchange Act means that Microsoft is not subject to the liability provisions of that section for this specific disclosure. It also means the information generally cannot be incorporated by reference into other filings unless specifically stated, reinforcing its limited purpose as a technology test.