Microsoft had a slight beat on overall revenue in the quarter, but a miss in cloud was the big disappointment, causing its stock to fall in after-hours trading. Overall, its revenue was $69.6 billion,

Beyond the headline numbers, investors focus heavily on growth for Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing business — and that came up short this time around. Microsoft reported 31% growth for Azure in constant currency.

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