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Bulls REASONS TO BUY
63%
agree
363 votes
"New growth opportunities in gaming, Internet, and OS's on horizon"
100%
agree
4 votes
AAA rating on bonds and cash flow.
100%
agree
4 votes
Double Bottom
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Bears REASONS TO SELL
52%
agree
17 votes
"Investments in Online, Entertainment, and Business won't payoff soon"
49%
agree
89 votes
Threats to core OS and Office businesses by Apple and Google
45%
agree
22 votes
Microsoft lacks sufficient pioneering vision and is slow to recognize the emergence of new markets
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May 22, 2013
(MSFT) Microsoft Posts Strong Earnings
(Stock Blog Hub, 5/2/13)
The world’s largest software company Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings just after the bell, EPS $0.72, surpassing Zacks consensus estimate of $0.67.  Revenues came in just below Zacks...(read more)
(MSFT) Microsoft Cuts Prices to Match Amazon Web Services
(Stock Blog Hub, 5/2/13)
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) recently announced its decision to slash prices for its Windows Azure cloud services as part of an effort to better compete with Amazon's (AMZN)...(read more)
Previewing Earnings for eBay, Google, IBM, Microsoft & Others (EBAY, MSFT, IBM, GOOG, MCD)
(tickerspy.com, 4/17/13)
Stocks tend to be most volatile around earnings season, when a good or bad report can make or break it. However, a good or even great earnings report doesn't necessarily translate into a huge pop for a stock. During earnings...(read more)
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Microsoft (MSFT) Company Overview

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the world's largest software maker by revenue, with $58.43 billion of revenue in FY2009.[1] Its software products run the gamut from operating systems for servers, personal computers, mobile phones, and other devices to software development tools, video games, and hardware such as the Xbox 360 and Zune.

Despite the successes of Apple’s client operating system and client and server systems under Linux and other unix-like operating systems, Windows not only continues to dominate its rivals in operating systems but is also growing market share. With the release of Windows 7 in December 2009, Windows finished the year with roughly a 92% market share, as well as an 80% market share among enterprise customers and a 63% market share in web browsing (through Internet Explorer[2][3][4].

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What's in this MSFT analysis on Wikinvest...
  • Company Overview
  • History
  • Business and Financial Metrics
  • Products and Service Offerings
  • Trends and Forces
  • Software as a Service Threatens Microsoft's Long-Term Business
  • Piracy Risks
  • Microsoft's Clout Across Multiple Markets Poses Perennial Antitrust Risk
  • Economies of Scale in Cross-Platform Applications
  • Competition
  • References
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