Microsoft's shares have hit an all-time high after the software firm posted better than expected profits. It registered AED17 billion in profits in the three months to September. Danny Cox of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown says that was partly due to Microsoft's focus on cloud computing and mobile services.
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