__/ [ John Bailo ] on Friday 16 February 2007 16:35 \__
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070216:MTFH44234_2007-02-16_15-54-41_N16174638&type=comktNews&rpc=44
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> BOSTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile ,
> Research) shares fell as much as 2.7 percent on Friday, their biggest
> drop in nine months, after Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said analysts'
> forecasts for fiscal 2008 revenue for Windows Vista were "overly
> aggressive."
Who didn't see /that/ coming? And where is our little friend Prof. Bill
Weisberger (amicus_curious, who is a proud Microsoft shill)? Has he decided
that trolling a Linux newsgroups might be damaging once his identity gets
exposed? What would his students think if they found out? LOL!!!
There is still a power struggle between Microsoft disinformation (e.g.
paid-for 'studies), stock buybacks (see below), promises ("most secure OS
ever"), FUD ("Macs are hijacked every day") and the bitter reality (profits
are sliding, see below).
We hear a lot about tipping points, the usually context being Linux. On the
negative side, Microsoft tipping point was probably last quarter, at least
from a purely financial perspective. From a technical perspective, the
tipping point was probably the Longhorn "reboot",
Links:
Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP
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| Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista at retail stores significantly
| trailed those of Windows XP in each product's first week on
| shelves, according to new figures from NPD.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6159700.html
Ballmer delivers sobering message at Microsoft event
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| Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer tempered the
| expectations of analysts at an event Thursday, telling them
| their predictions for sales of the company's new operating
| system are too high, while those for its operating expenses
| may be too low.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ballmer-delivers-sobering-message-microsoft/story.aspx?guid=%7BCFADFB4D%2D7D86%2D4A0A%2DA233%2D1D18F48F82F7%7D&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo
http://tinyurl.com/2juebs
Microsoft to drop back on spending growth
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| Microsoft plans to increase its operating expenses next year, but it
| won't reach the $2.7 billion increase inked in for 2007, CEO Steve
| Ballmer told financial analysts on Thursday.
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http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+drop+back+on+spending+growth/2100-1014_3-6159901.html
Microsoft Down Eight Straight Days: Reversal Time?
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| Going into today's trading, Microsoft is down eight days in a row.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070213/26914_id.html?.v=1
Microsoft counts on Vista to recharge stagnant stock
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| There was a time in the 1990s when shares of Microsoft stock seemed to
| double every couple of years. 1996: college for the kids. 1998: a place
| on Whidbey. 1999: early retirement.
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| Times have changed.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003437957_vista19.html
Commentary: Microsoft needs more than just buybacks to lift its shares
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| Microsoft shares, which have been dormant for the last few years,
| have been looking up over the last couple months. The Dow industrials
| component has gained about 20% since hitting a 4-year low of $21.46 o
| June 13.
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| To help move things along, Microsoft not only launched a $40 billion
| stock repurchase program that lasts through 2011, the company also said
| its previously announced 4-year, $30 billion stock buyback program was
| completed in just 2 years.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B685EFB89%2D5791%2D4E8B%2DAD6A%2D9688F5B6012A%7D&source=blq%2Fyhoo&dist=yhoo&siteid=yhoo
Microsoft Continues Long March Down...
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| No surprises today as Microsoft (MSFT) continues the long march
| down. This is the fifth day down for the bellwether stock despite
| efforts put into to train and teach users on the pros of windows
| vista and how it can work in tandem with the rest of Microsoft's
| products for the benefit of small businesses.
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http://sharemarketcomments.blogspot.com/2007/02/microsoft-continues-long-march-down.html
http://tinyurl.com/yq6p59
Windows Vista - Top Five Stumbles
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| However, despite this biggest launch in Microsoft history, Microsoft stock
| is down more than 5% from the pre-launch hype, and more than 3% after the
| launch.
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http://creativityandinnovation.blogspot.com/2007/02/windows-vista-top-five-stumbles.html
The Hedge Fund Fortress Top?
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| In a note to subscribers Thursday, I explained why big cap tech was
| looking so risky, and why Microsoft was potentially ugly. Friday,
| Cantor's Peter Bookvar noted that Microsoft was down 7 days in a
| row and down 9 of 10 trading days on nervousness that Vista sales
| are sluggish - but let's not forget MS Office, or the iPod
| killer, Zune . . .
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070211/26665_id.html?.v=1
A Dozen Stocks For '07
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| Millen also thinks $36 billion in planned share buybacks
| will help the stock.
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http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/05/stocks-markets-investing-pf-ii-cz_ag_1205stockpicks.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/yjzfbo
Microsoft's past stock options practice poses questions
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| Microsoft in 1999 announced that it would end a policy of awarding
| options at monthly lows and said it would take a $217 million charge,
| though many details of that discontinued practice haven't been widely
| known, The Wall Street Journal said Friday.
|
| Those details raise questions about how Microsoft began the practice,
| what prompted the company to end it and whether the way the options
| were dated--at 30-day lows the month after they were
| granted--influenced other companies, it said.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6084617.html
Microsoft profit on slide
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| Some analysts are looking for any signs of improvement from
| Microsoft's internet division, which continues to lose market
| share in web search to Google.
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| Microsoft's online services group saw revenue fall for the last
| four quarters and posted a loss in the past three quarters while
| it shifted to a new internet advertising platform and overhauled
| the company's web properties.
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http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21109542%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
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