as i can read on german news portals, microsoft want to save money in fiscal year 2005 and move the billable hours form testers and developers to 06. Stock goes up for that news.
Perhaps most of you doesnt know. Microsoft fiscal year starts 1st of july. If you work for microsoft as a vendor billing is already closed so you can wait till next fiscal year. From a outside perspective this acting looks a little bit strange cause there are three month (june, jule and part of august) where its nearly impossible to get some deals fixed. This blocks microsoft and there employess in acting.