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[If it weren't for the huge buybacks (almost $43 billion in value), MSFT would
be /well/ down.]
Ballmer Tells Seattle Times Microsoft Stock Has Been `Volatile'
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| When Ballmer was asked by the newspaper what investors are ``missing'' about
| Microsoft, Ballmer said he couldn't comment. ``On any given day, even if we
| talk to investors all day, every day, you don't actually know why the stock
| went up and down,'' he told the Times.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a5.twPlSCeHs&refer=news
Or: ``On any given day, we lie to investors all day, every day, and find out
who actually sold the stock so that we can buy it to hide the retreat.''
See highlights below.
Recent:
Eight Years of Wrongness
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| That performance record would be embarrassing enough on its own, but it comes
| in spite of going through an unprecedented amount of our cash on buybacks
| (nearly $43 billion worth in just the past three fiscal years) and other
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| schemes that were supposed to drive the stock.
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http://msftextrememakeover.blogspot.com/2008/06/eight-years-of-wrongness.html
Is Microsoft Aura Fading?
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| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales
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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and
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| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.
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| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
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| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263
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