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1、PAGE67Toourshareholders,customers,partnersandemployees: Fiscal2007wasanimportantandverysuccessfulyearforMicrosoft.FueledbythelaunchesofnewversionsofourflagshipMicrosoft®Windows®andOfficeproducts,therolloutofthebiggestwaveofbusinesssoftwareincompanyhistory,andexcellentmomentumacrossabroadrangeof
2、markets,wereachedasignificantmilestonein2007whenwesurpassed$50billioninrevenue.Fortheyear,revenuereached$51.12billion,a15percentincreaseoverfiscal2006.Operatingincometotaled$18.52billion,ajumpof$2.05billioncomparedwiththepreviousyear.During2007,wereturned$31billionincashtoshareholdersthroughsto
3、ckbuybacksanddividends. Resultssuchasthesecaparemarkablerunthathasseenprofitdoubleandrevenuenearlydoubleoverthepastfiveyears.Duringthattime,wehavealsoreturnedmorethan$100billiontoshareholders. Fiscal2007sawmanysuccessfulproductlaunches,ledbythereleaseofWindowsVista®,thenewestversionofourdesktop
4、operatingsystem.Infiscal2007,wesoldmorethan55millionWindowsVistalicenses.The2007MicrosoftOfficesystemalsoenjoyedanextremelysuccessfullaunch,enablingustosellmorethan71millionMicrosoftOfficelicensesinfiscal2007. OtherimportantlaunchesincludedthebusinesssecurityproductMicrosoftForefront™,theMicros
5、oftSystemCenterfamilyofITmanagementsolutions,andnewversionsofmanyofourMicrosoftDynamics™businesssolutions.WealsolaunchedZune™,ourdigitalandmusicentertainmentdevice;releasedMicrosoftWindowsMobile® 6;andintroducedMicrosoftSilverlight,whichenablesdeveloperstocreaterich,interactivemediaexperiencesa
6、ndapplicationsfortheWeb. During2007,weacquiredtheglobaldigitalmarketingcompanyaQuantive.Valuedatapproximately$6 billion,itmarksthelargestacquisitioninMicrosoft’shistory.aQuantive’smarket-leadingtechnologyanditsdecade-longrelationshipswithpublishersandadvertiserscombinedwithouradCenteradvertisin
7、gplatformwillenableustoofferaworld-classInternet-wideadvertisingplatformalongwithtools,sales,support,andsyndicationtoagencies,advertisers,andpublishers.Wealsomadeanumberofstrategicacquisitions,includingTellmeNetworks,aleadingprovi
