Microsoft Announces Quarterly Earnings Release Date and Upcoming Events for the Financial Community

Microsoft Corp. will release fiscal year 2007 fourth quarter financial results after the close of the stock market on Thursday, July 19, 2007. 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 at http://www.microsoft.com/msft.

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

Microsoft Financial Analyst Briefing at E3

Wednesday, July 11, 2007
7:30 a.m. Pacific Time
Peter Moore, corporate vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business,
Entertainment and Devices Division

Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2007

Thursday, July 26, 2007
8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
Microsoft senior management and business group leaders

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

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For more information, financial analysts and investors only:

Colleen Healy, general manager, Investor Relations, (425) 706-3703

For shareholder and financial information:

http://www.microsoft.com/msft