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Sell Dell After Weak EarningsRichard Cox • Tue, May 21
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Microsoft Corporation - Shareholder/Analyst CallTue, Nov 15, 2011
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Microsoft Management Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jul 21, 2011 • 3 Comments
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Microsoft to Acquire Skype Press Conference CallTue, May 10, 2011 • 1 Comment
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Microsoft Management Discusses F1Q11 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 28, 2010
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Microsoft Corporation F4Q10 (Qtr End 06/30/10) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jul 22, 2010 • 1 Comment
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Microsoft Corporation. Q3 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 22, 2010 • 1 Comment
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Microsoft Corporation F2Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jan 28, 2010
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Microsoft F1Q10 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Oct 23, 2009
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Microsoft F4Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/09) Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jul 24, 2009 • 4 Comments
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Microsoft Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 03/31/09) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 23, 2009
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- Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 4:30 PM Yahoo (YHOO +10.1%), which took off on a report Microsoft (MSFT) is weighing a bid, drops 3.6% AH as Kara Swisher, who broke the first reports of buyout interest, says her sources tell her "Microsoft execs have taken pains to make it clear" they won't be bidding for Yahoo. She adds that much of the current M&A speculation is "being pumped up by bankers." 5 Comments [Tech, On the Move, M&A]
- Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 3:28 PM Fortune's man on deals, Dan Primack cracks, "wouldn't it be bigger news if Microsoft (MSFT) wasn't at least 'considering' bidding for Yahoo (YHOO)." He also says Mister Softee's big purchases tend to "(come) out of nowhere," while the rumored ones never pan out. YHOO +8.9%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, M&A]
- Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 2:22 PM Google's (GOOG) $700M purchase of ITA Software is cleared by a federal judge after the search giant promises to make ITA's travel data available to rival search engines, among other concessions. MSFT, EXPE, and popular travel search engine Kayak had opposed the deal, which was approved by the DOJ in April. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Monday, October 3, 2011, 8:42 AM Yahoo (YHOO) +5.2% premarket after Alibaba's Jack Ma states his interest in buying the company. Stifel Nicolaus sees a potential deal via a round of investment into Alibaba from parties that could include Microsoft (MSFT), Softbank and Silver Lake. But the sensitivity of personal online data being controlled by a company outside the U.S. would prompt a hard look from the U.S. government. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Friday, September 16, 2011, 10:46 AM According to a source close to Microsoft's (MSFT) MSN division, Yahoo (YHOO) is in play (I, II, III) now that Carol Bartz is out of the picture. The source also believes Yahoo is far more attractive to Microsoft than AOL due to its U.S. media business, in spite of the challenges faced by online portals in the wake of Facebook's rise. 1 Comment [Tech, M&A]
- Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 3:59 PM Kara Swisher, who last week noted interest in Yahoo (YHOO +2.1%) from numerous parties, today reports several players are mulling bids for much or all of the company. The list may include VC and PE firms, SoftBank's (SFTBY.PK) Masa Son, disgruntled partner Alibaba (ALBCF.PK), and search partner Microsoft (MSFT). (earlier) 1 Comment [Tech, M&A, Quick Ideas]
- Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 11:25 AM It's easy to come up with reasons why Facebook should not buy Yahoo (YHOO), but the social networking giant “has the ingredients to make Yahoo succeed, starting with a clear mission,” Rob Cox writes. Yahoo’s relatively robust display ad platform might appeal to Facebook, which is still building out capacity to sell such ads. They also share a partner (MSFT) and a nemesis (GOOG). Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 1:22 PM Refuting an earlier comment from a WSJ source, Yahoo (YHOO +4.4%) co-founder Jerry Yang says the company is "not for sale." Yang was CEO when Yahoo rejected buyout offers from Microsoft (MSFT) that reached a level of $33/share. (previously) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 5:38 PM Business Insider claims six companies have made informal bids for Hulu, with most coming at the upper end of a range of $500M-$2B. GOOG, AMZN, and YHOO are considered among the most interested parties, while AAPL and MSFT declined to make bids. One source claims Yahoo's offer could be torpedoed by its board. (previously) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Thursday, August 25, 2011, 11:51 AM Verizon (VZ) is stepping up its efforts to become a leading player in cloud services: Big Red is acquiring CloudSwitch, a developer of software that makes it easier for companies to move applications to cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AMZN), Microsoft's (MSFT) Azure, and Verizon's own Terremark offerings. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Monday, August 22, 2011, 8:00 AM Skype, which recently announced a major deal with Facebook and is set to be acquired by Microsoft (MSFT), is purchasing GroupMe, a developer of a group messaging platform for mobile devices. GigaOm speculates the deal is both about strengthening Skype's mobile position, and about hedging against potential share losses in the PC space. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 10:46 AM Macquarie's Kevin Smithen, who yesterday suggested Microsoft (MSFT) could make a bid for Motorola (MMI), believes Google (GOOG) could sell Motorola's set-top business to a PE buyer for $2B. Backing out the company's cash and tax assets, this could bring Google's purchase price for Motorola's patents and phone business down to about $5B. (previously) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 3:42 PM Motorola (MMI) shares nudged higher a short while ago, after Macquarie's Kevin Smithen published a note suggesting Microsoft (MSFT) could make a counteroffer for the company. Yesterday, GigaOm reported Microsoft had made a bid for Motorola, but Motorola preferred Google's (GOOG) offer, since Microsoft was only interested in Motorola's patents. (previously) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Monday, August 15, 2011, 1:25 PM Citi's Jim Suva is skeptical Research In Motion (RIMM +4.6%) will be acquired in the wake of the GOOG/MMI deal. Suva, who rates RIM a Sell, doesn't "see a clear strategic fit for other wireless vendors." Meanwhile, co-worker Walter Pritchard is among those who see Microsoft (MSFT) gaining if Google actively supports Motorola's phone business. (previously) 1 Comment [Tech, M&A, Quick Ideas]
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Monday, August 15, 2011, 9:30 AM
"Our acquisition of Motorola (MMI) will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and other companies," says Larry Page on Google's (GOOG) blog.
Comment! [Tech, M&A, Consumer] - Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 3:47 PM "There should be a war crimes trial about that deal," says VC honcho Roger McNamee, contending Microsoft stole Skype from Silver Lake Partners. "They bought the last global, integrated telco left for half the value of Sprint (S)." MSFT shares were up 10% since the May purchase before today's 2.9% swoon. 6 Comments [Tech, M&A]
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Michael Eisenberg
Heard interesting tidbit from drinks in SF last nite: $MSFT sold 5.4% of all smartphones last month. Why? kids think iPhone is for parents! - View all 0 replies
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Systembolaget: But Google is the samaritan gatekeeper of the world's free internet, isn't it? /s
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Derek A. Barrett
New Instablog post up for Excel users using the SMF Add-in to download quotes from MSN, Yahoo, Morningstar etc. $MSFT, $YHOO, $MORN - View all 0 replies
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MSF INVESTMENTS
Great buying opportunity for $MSFT over bought. $INTC has much more room to go Market Edge rates it a "Srtong Buy". - View all 1 replies
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TipRanks
$MSFT reslience more relevant thane ever. Xbox debut in a week! http://seekingalpha.com/a/sv11 - View all 0 replies
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Systembolaget
$MSFT $NOK Financial Times: Analyst Pete Doherty calls W8 the biggest disaster since New Coke. MSFT needs to reverse its strategy. - View all 6 replies
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Systembolaget: I want to add more MSFT since long, but there seems no point of entry :(
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Derek A. Barrett
$NOK $MSFT $WMT Nokia Lumia 521 ($150) sold out within 1 hour on Wal-Mart.com http://bit.ly/10lff4k - View all 15 replies
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Derek A. Barrett: rsanders22 did you ever find out the margins? Will post here if I run across them.
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rasanders22: Derek, No, sorry. We might have to wait a while to find out.
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Mr. Knowitall
$NOK, $MSFT, Microsoft Takes On BlackBerry, Android in South Africa http://bloom.bg/10k4FKH - View all 0 replies
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Mr. Knowitall
$NOK, $MSFT, Microsoft Says Windows Phone 8 App Downloads Have Doubled And Revenue Up 140% http://onforb.es/18obYrs - View all 0 replies
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Gregory Vousvounis
$INTC & $MSFT are on a fast-rallying mode many days now. How long do you think it will last? My medium-term price targets are $31 & $43. - View all 6 replies
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ewmpsi: With media and MSFT, "if you cant say something BAD, don't say anything..." PC decline didn't kill MS so they are mostly ignoring it now.
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ewmpsi: New Windows Phone hardware from Huawei, Samsung, and Nokia identified by app servers | Windows Phone Daily http://bit.ly/15LXFgD
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alphaRAJU: BBRY will have Skype on Q10. Can't live without MSFT. Long MSFT.
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Mr. Knowitall
$MSFT, Now, Microsoft gets a tax notice from Indian operations for four years beginning 2005-06. http://bit.ly/17XilBQ - View all 1 replies
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ArKeh: 50%+ sales in a single product having still huge XS margins and subsidised by phone operators. Great risk profile.
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Mr. Knowitall: Still neither. Microsoft wasn't trying to get people to move on, but rather harmonize all devices (Start Button not needed on a phone.)
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Ashraf Eassa
$MSFT, $INTC ripping. Great stocks. Don't let anybody fool you into thinking otherwise. - View all 6 replies
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Colaolli: MSFT buying BBRY? Thats the dumbest idea ever! And buying competition away from market is illegal(?)
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logic001: it was my understand that it was actually as high as $12 - $15 dollars per android.
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2ng: I own both so I don't have to spend the time as a fanboy in a website
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Money Investor: Bill - thoughts on $GOOG earnings in light of their lower tax rate? 8% this quarter versus 18% in previous quarter. Earnings miss?
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Stone Fox Capital
Big shock that $MSFT missed. The shocking part is that it has an EV close to $AAPL. - View all 8 replies
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BernankeMustPrint: bigthinker, why r u on every stock board that I browse? Are you an SA employee? WTF -
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Buffet_or_Broke
I think the iWatch was just a trick by $AAPL to make the idiots at $MSFT waste time and money on their own. - View all 3 replies
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Buffet_or_Broke: I was not aware of that. I really hope that none of these companies think watches are the future, I just can't see it happening.
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bd4uandu: http://nyti.ms/11lQ8zB ... I think $AAPL might do better with it but has limitations. Older nano could be used as watch.
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Michael Blair
$MSFT Nokia release shows Window 8 phone growing well with 5.6 million Lumias in Q1. Minor positive for $MSFT. - View all 7 replies
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bd4uandu: I would guess and just a guess that cost of the operating system is a factor.