REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 2, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. will release fiscal year 2008 second quarter financial results after the close of the market on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008. A live webcast of the earnings conference call will be made available at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on the Microsoft Investor Relations Web site.

The company will also host the following event for the financial community:

Interested parties can listen to a webcast of this event on Microsoft’s Investor Relations Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/msft.

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