Microsoft Profit Beats Analysts' Estimates on Cost Controls

Microsoft Corp.'s third-quarter profit exceeded analysts' estimates, buoyed by cost controls and sales of business and server software amid weak demand for personal computers running the new Windows 8 operating system.

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