__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 14 July 2006 09:09 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Microsoft profit seen flat on 14% higher revenue
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Meanwhile, sales at Microsoft's flagship Windows operations that produce
>>| the software used to power over 90% of the world's computers may have
>>| been lighter than hoped due to somewhat weaker-than-expected sales of
>>| personal computers, analysts noted.
>> `----
>>
>> Analysts are apprently using Windows and have not heard of GNU/Linux, yet.
>> Stock down 1.7% in day's trading. It's approaching another low. Like
>> Scoble said, MSFT is "on a free fall".
>>
>>
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BE67D6751%2D7D85%2D45B5%2DB909%2D803BC040C703%7D&source=blq%2Fyhoo&dist=yhoo&siteid=yhoo
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> The investment bankers are still talking it up, though. Presumably,
> they've got so much invested in MS, they don't want to see it crash. I
> think they could be disappointed...
A quick and shallow news search brings up:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/story?id=2184401&page=1
What's Wrong With Microsoft?
As Bill Gates Steps Away, Microsoft Braces Itself Against Mounting
Developmental and Legal Issues
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| July 13, 2006 -- The bloom appears to be fading from the Redmond rose.
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| Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp., the most powerful technology company
| in the world, has faced a variety of legal and operational hurdles this
| year, leaving some observers to believe the company has peaked and has
| begun a steady slide from industry dominance.
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And I'm only quoting the opening paragraph. I have not read further. Such
dysphoric article are becoming the norm rather than the exception among
American media outlets. But it's not pessimism; it's realism.
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