Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
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Microsoft Corporation develops and markets software and services for a wide range of computing devices. Popular products include the Microsoft Windows� operating systems for servers and personal computers, the Xbox 360� video game console and games, and websites such as MSN.com.[1] Microsoft had revenues of US$39.79 billion for the last fiscal year, and employs over 61,000 people in 102 countries.[2] Microsoft is a member of the Dow Industrial Average.
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Snapshot
On May 18, 2007, Microsoft announced the purchase of the AQuantive internet advertising network for $6 Billion. [3]
Recent Events
| 10/06/08 7:10 pm | I'm a PC and I'm Still Running Windows XP (at The Wall Street Journal Online) |
| 10/06/08 7:10 pm | SAP Tempers Revenue Outlook (at The Wall Street Journal Online) |
| 10/06/08 6:10 pm | [$$] Pressures Mount on Europe to Develop Bank-Rescue Plan (at The Wall Street Journal Online) |
| 10/06/08 5:10 pm | [$$] Netflix Trims Outlook (at The Wall Street Journal Online) |
| 10/06/08 5:10 pm | Eight Ways To Win And Keep Top Performers (at Forbes.com) |
| 10/06/08 4:10 pm | Yahoo Shrs Keep Sliding; No Deals With Anyone? (at Barron's Online) |
| 10/06/08 4:10 pm | Tech Stocks Off the Deep End: But Ignore the Panic (at AllThingsD) |
| 10/06/08 3:10 pm | Google and Yahoo put off their controversial ad deal (at bizjournals.com) |
| 10/06/08 3:10 pm | Tech stocks close with wide losses; Nasdaq falls 4% (at MarketWatch) |
| 10/06/08 2:10 pm | UPDATE - SAP saw sudden drop-off in software sales (at Reuters) |
Future Events
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Leadership
Executives
Board of Directors
Salaries and Compensation
Insider Trades
Institutional Ownership
Risks
- CEO Steve Ballmer seems prone to public embarrassment. Court Documents filed Sept 2, 2006 show CEO Steve Ballmer threatened to kill Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a screaming, cursing tirade.
History
- A thorough history of Microsoft can be found at Wikipedia
- Microsoft 30 year timeline (Flash presentation)
Fundamentals
Technical Analysis
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Official Links
Research Links
Rumors
Discuss rumors on the Talk Page and link to the topics here.
Rumor Sites
Message Boards
- BoardCentral All-In-One Message Boards Search
- Investor Village
- Investors Hub
- Yahoo Finance
- ValueWiki Chat
- ValueWiki Message Board
Options
- Options Prices and Data at Yahoo Finance
- Options Prices and Data at IVolatility.com
- Call Options Data at OptionsBuddy.com
Notes
- ↑ http://www.microsoft.com/msft/SEC/default.mspx June 30, 2006 10K
- ↑ http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/bio-short.aspx Bill Gates' Bio
- ↑ TechCrunch
