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 SEATTLE (AP) - Windows Vista attracted most of the hype, but Office 2007 was the sleeper hit that bolstered Microsoft Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter results, despite a hefty charge to cover the cost of repairing defective video game consoles.
For the quarter ended June 30, Microsoft's profit rose 7 percent to $3.04 billion, or 31 cents per share, from $2.83 billion, or 28 cents per share, during the same period last year.
In early July, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's warranty to three years after too many succumbed to "general hardware failure." The company said it has fixed manufacturing problems but would not say what caused console deaths.
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