Date Time Microsoft cloud strength drives second quarter results Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year: Revenue was $43.1 billion and increased 17% Operating income was $17.9 billion and increased 29% Net income was $15.5 billion and increased 33% Diluted earnings per share was $2.03 and increased 34% “What we have witnessed over the past year is the dawn of a second wave of digital transformation sweeping every company and every industry,” said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft. “Building their own digital capability is the new currency driving every organization’s resilience and growth. Microsoft is powering this shift with the world’s largest and most comprehensive cloud platform.”