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Analysts focus on a balance-sheet liability called deferred revenue.
The income included $1.71 billion of deferred revenue from the Windows 7 introduction in October.
We got in 2018 about $4 million paid to the company, and we have another $4 million of deferred revenue.
The company said 2010 numbers had included $224m of deferred revenue related to the Office 2010 technology guarantee program.
By the end of September, Microsoft's deferred revenue was $9.1 billion, up from $7.7 billion in the quarter ended in June.
In the last quarter, Monster increased its backlog of contracts for future periods for the first time in almost two years, adding $16.7 million to its deferred revenue.
Sony also paid about $30.6 million as a compulsory license for the last two years, money that Immersion treated as deferred revenue.
That gave a $1.1bn boost in "deferred" revenue which was really earned in the preceding six months, but couldn't be recognised then.
Revenue soared 10.0% to $1.65 billion or $1.74 billion, including deferred revenue from online games.
Minus deferred revenue for online games, it logged sales of $609 million.
In the year, Microsoft recognized $540 million in deferred revenue stemming from the conclusion of the Windows Upgrade Offer.
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