g-f(2)94 THE BIG PICTURE OF THE DIGITAL AGE, WSJ, Microsoft Earnings Jump on Pandemic-Driven Cloud, Videogame Demand.

The remote-work era has been a boon for Microsoft.

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Microsoft Corp. posted record quarterly sales underpinned by pandemic-fueled demand for videogames and accelerated adoption of its cloud-computing services during the health crisis.

• The remote-work era has been a boon for Microsoft. In addition to its videogame and cloud-computing products, the company has notched strong sales of its Surface laptops as people bought devices to facilitate working from home and distance learning.
• The use of Microsoft’s Teams workplace-collaboration software, which has been a priority for Chief Executive Satya Nadella, has jumped during the pandemic with its offering of such services as text chat and videoconferencing.

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Microsoft Earnings Jump on Pandemic-Driven Cloud, Videogame Demand, Aaron Tilley, January 26, 2021, The Wall Street Journal, WSJ.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Aaron Tilley

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Aaron Tilley reports on enterprise technology and cloud computing out of San Francisco. He previously reported on Apple and the semiconductor industry for The Information and Forbes. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest and graduated from the University of Washington.