Googlehas reported big sales and profit increases for the quarter
ended 31 March of £2.6bn, an increase of 42% on the same quarter
last year.
Operating income for the first quarter was £775m, compared to
£610m last year, a 27% increase.
Revenues from the UK totaled £401m, representing 15% of group
sales in the quarter. This was down on 16% last year.
Eric Schmidt, CEO at Google, said, "As we integrate DoubleClick
into our advertising platform, we see exciting new ways to improve
the user experience and increase value for our advertisers and
partners."
Illustrating the strength of the company, Google has £6bn cash
in the bank.
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