Summary
This Form 8-K filing by Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) on March 13, 2009, primarily serves to announce the attachment of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) formatted data from its previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. The XBRL data includes financial information from Part I and other information from Part II of the 10-Q. Microsoft explicitly states that this XBRL data is unaudited and is provided for the purpose of testing the XBRL format and technology. Investors are strongly advised by Microsoft to rely on the officially filed version of the Form 10-Q and not to use this XBRL-formatted information for making investment decisions. The company clarifies that this filing and its exhibit are not deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and will not be incorporated by reference into other SEC filings, reinforcing its experimental nature.
Key Highlights
- 1Microsoft is filing XBRL-formatted data from its Q4 2008 10-Q as an exhibit to this 8-K.
- 2The XBRL data includes financial information (Part I) and other information (Part II) from the December 31, 2008 quarter.
- 3This filing is explicitly stated to be for testing XBRL format and technology.
- 4Investors are cautioned that the XBRL data is unaudited.
- 5Microsoft directs investors to rely on the official filed Form 10-Q, not this XBRL data, for investment decisions.
- 6Information in this 8-K and its exhibit are not considered "filed" under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
- 7The filing does not incorporate the XBRL data by reference into other SEC filings.