REDMOND, Wash. (AP) _ Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $18.77 billion.

The Redmond, Washington-based company said it had profit of $2.48 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.29 per share.

The software maker posted revenue of $51.73 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $50.32 billion.

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