Summarize the methods used by Microsoft to account for their investments. Including discussion of how the company accounts for available for sale securities and trading securities if any.

Identify the Microsoft's derivative strategy and what kind of predominant derivative contracts the company uses. Describe you reasoning why the company uses a particular kind of derivative contract.

Find an interim financial statement and disclosures and summarize and similarities and differences you find when comparing the interim financial statements to the annual consolidated year-end financial statements. for instance, was there evidence of earnings management each quarter or other manipulations during this year.

Here are the example of google. but not Microsoft. please help me to answer this questions.

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