Why Microsoft Bombed its Earnings Report?
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 7/24/2009

Boy, when does Steve Ballmer start feeling the heat? After the bell yesterday, Microsoft reported its first-full year of revenue decline in over two decades as a publicly traded company. Things were weak in all major divisions especially the Windows one (revenue down 29%). It's not too often that you see a major tech giant like MSFT miss analyst expectations for topline by more than a billion dollars. The stock dropped 7% after the report but then MSFT prevented things from getting real ugly by offering optimistic guidance during the conference call. The tone was very much along the lines of this is the worst that things are going to get and demand in the PC and server markets should pick up next year. Plus, MSFT is also trying to sell investors on Windows 7 and a new version of MS Office. Therefore, even though the stock is off about 10% this morning from yesterday's close, there is still some optimism in the air about the future at Redmond. More >

Microsoft Seeking to Unload Razorfish
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 6/29/2009

Every company fits into some sort of category. Some companies are fast-thinking, innovative, or determined. Some make wise decisions while others are considered incompetent based on consecutive poor decisions. Imitation runs rampant among companies, but sometimes it can lead a company down the wrong path. This appears to be the case with Microsoft. Reports surfaced today suggesting that Microsoft is trying to unload its advertising agency Razorfish. Microsoft has only owned Razorfish for less than two years, so why is the company looking to sell the business so soon? What possessed the company to purchase the ad agency in the first place? More >

Microsoft Makes Strategic Purchase to Enhance Search
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 8/29/2008

Microsoft might not have had any luck in acquiring Yahoo but that doesn't mean that their deal-making efforts have gone on the backburner. The software giant announced today that they will be purchasing a German-based Web site producer in a move that will help expand business in Europe. The acquisition could prove more strategic for its US presence though as well, where the competition in the Search market continues to increase. Is today's purchase Microsoft's way of sending Google (GOOG: Charts, News, Offers) and Yahoo (YHOO: Charts, News, Offers) a message about its plans for Search dominance, or will any benefit from the deal remain on European soil? More >

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