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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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Friday, April 20, 2012, 9:00 AM
Premarket gainers: WOLF +7%. AMRN +6%. CPST +6%. BPOP +6%. ETFC +5%. ING +4%. ARNA +4%. HON +4%. DB +4%. SLB +4%. MSFT +3%. DANG +3%. HERO +3%. E +3%.
Losers: RVBD -26%. TPX -13%. SNDK -13%. EXPD -6%. NOK -3%. Comment! [On the Move] - Thursday, April 19, 2012, 4:21 PM More on Microsoft's FQ3: Windows division revenue +4% Y/Y, a sharp turnaround from FQ2's 6% drop and a positive for the PC industry. Office division +9%, a notable pickup from FQ2's +3%. Server & Tools +14% (+11% prior), fueled by SQL Server and System Center. Entertainment & Devices -16% (+15% prior) due to soft console market, swings from a $210M profit to a $229M loss. Online Services (Bing) remains a cash sinkhole, losing $479M. MSFT +2.5% AH. (PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
- Thursday, April 19, 2012, 4:05 PM Microsoft (MSFT): FQ3 EPS of $0.60 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $17.41B (+6% Y/Y) beats by $230M. Shares +1.8% AH. Company lowers FY12 operating expense guidance to $28.3B-$28.7B ($28.5B-$28.9B prior). Establishes preliminary FY13 opex guidance of $30.3B-$30.9B. (PR) 2 Comments [Tech, Earnings, On the Move, Breaking News]
- Monday, April 16, 2012, 1:46 PM There's no clear trigger behind the latest selloff in Apple (AAPL -3.4%); shares are now down 9% from their Tuesday high. Some speculate Texas Instruments' (TXN) addition to the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) is playing a role, as index funds will need to sell some Apple to rebalance, but that can't explain why fellow large-cap index members Microsoft (MSFT +0.9%) and Intel (INTC +1%) are up. With Apple still up 43% YTD, perhaps a breather was inevitable. 89 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
- Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 10:19 AM Jumping out in Microsoft's (MSFT -0.2%) $1B deal for AOL's (AOL -1.9%) patents is the huge break-up fee: $211M - 20% of the deal price - if it doesn’t close in a timely manner. WSJ reports the high fee represents the culmination of a “really competitive” auction process, in which AOL was concerned with the specific terms of the deal and not the price tag alone. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
- Monday, April 9, 2012, 12:29 PM AOL's (AOL +44.1%) patent sale to Microsoft (MSFT -0.7%) fetched at least three times the expected price, Benchmark says; most of Wall Street viewed the patents as worth a maximum of $300M, meaning AOL effectively pulled $7.63/share "out of thin air" to hand to investors. Benchmark hikes its price target on the shares to $28 from $18. (also) Comment! [Tech, Consumer, On the Move]
- Monday, April 9, 2012, 8:52 AM While shares of AOL and other patent-holding tech names (I, II) soar to such great heights, Microsoft (MSFT) trades roughly in-line with S&P futures after snapping up a billion dollars plus in new patents - down 1.1% premarket. The company's General Counsel says AOL's portfolio has been on the radar of Microsoft for years. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, April 5, 2012, 12:49 PM Jim Cramer gives some love to Microsoft (MSFT +1.1%), noting on last night's Mad Money that the stock is a buy in front of a product refresh and both Windows 8 and the next-generation Xbox are slated to debut over the next year. MSFT's cozy 2.54% yield also catches the eye. (video) 2 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
- Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 1:08 PM Fodder for the technicians: Microsoft (MSFT -2.7%) crashes beneath its 50-day moving average at the same time its chart forms a nasty head and shoulders pattern. (h/t John Melloy) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, March 22, 2012, 12:30 PM B. Riley is out with positive comments on Tivo (TIVO +1%) this morning, saying that Microsoft's (MSFT +0.3%) dismissal its lawsuit removes a cloud for any potential suitor of TIVO that saw it as a deterrent to acquire the company. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Friday, March 2, 2012, 10:29 AM Renren (RENN +7.8%) shares pop after announcing its social networking application is the first of its kind selected for Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows 8 app store. "Renren HD has adopted features such as tiled Metro-style user interfaces and creative content delivery, resulting in a significantly enhanced user experience," RENN says. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, March 1, 2012, 11:50 AM As praise for Windows 8 (MSFT +1.4%) rolls in, hardware partner Nokia (NOK -2.2%) isn't sharing the love. “Mobile World Congress has been a big disappointment for Nokia," Nomura says, with a "very difficult Q1" on the horizon. But a Canalys analyst says NOK isn't getting the credit it deserves for delivering "four credible handsets on a new platform that are competitive in just over a year." (also) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:10 PM More on Microsoft (MSFT): Bill Gates' divesting of shares necessitates the re-weighting, according to Morgan's Adam Holt. S&P calculations exclude shares held by insiders totaling over 10%. Once Gates' holdings drop below that level, his shares become part of the float, making an increased weighting necessary. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:01 PM Microsoft's (MSFT) weighting in the S&P 500 will likely be increased, Morgan Stanley's Adam Holt has told clients, according to Bloomberg's Dina Bass. He expects the change - which would force index funds to up their holdings of Mister Softee - to take place in the fall. (earlier) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4:23 PM Possibly helping Microsoft (MSFT +4.1%) make multi-year highs today are remarks from CFO Peter Klein at a Goldman conference (.doc). Klein suggested Microsoft might boost its dividend (current yield of 2.6%) should the tax situation for offshore cash change. He also claimed it will eventually be possible for older Windows apps to be rewritten for ARM-based (ARMH) systems - a point of concern for developers. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12:44 PM It's a multi-year breakout for Microsoft (MSFT +3.7%), trading at $31.19, its highest price going back to February 2008. The next stop on the charts is the $37 area, representing a 10-year high for the stock. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
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Little Dude: Not all gaps get filled - many examples on various charts
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Michael Eisenberg
Kids think $GOOG android is not "new" enough. So $MSFT phone is now cool with kids who don't want to be like parents. Turn of events?? - View all 2 replies
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alphaRAJU: True. I was at a party and all the parents had iPhones, a kid saw my Nokia Lumina 900 and said that's what he's going to get. True. -
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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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ewmpsi
Full #Kantar numbers for March 2013 shows steady #Windows Phone progress http://bit.ly/18dgCp6 $MSFT $NOK - View all 2 replies
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WealthManager: steadu growth for WP, should improve in Q2. Looking forward new Lumia releases, should be positive for Nokia
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Michael Blair
$MSFT Windows 8 tablets have 7.5% share in Q1 - momentum building for MSFT. Sell May $31 calls Buy June $32 http://bit.ly/11owq6b - View all 4 replies
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Michael Blair: I have a Surface RT and really enjoy it. Light, thin, MS Office, and good library of apps. I would not write it off for many users.
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celebritydave: I have an Asus RT. its ok. Shuld have gone full windows though. opps. Not surprised to share the market share growing.
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Ben Hanson: Seems sensible. It's probably what I'd do if I had the excess money.
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Jacob09481: With the upcoming Xbox announcement, it still has time to climb. Hold it IMO. Long $MSFT
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caligrowthresearch: Good luck to all the shorters and disbelievers! This $AAPL will be tasty again soon! -
smokeyRose: Tasty...maybe sour! it's Been 10 years...the new Kids think of Apple like Kids use to think about their Fathers Oldsmobile!! it's done
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ewmpsi: FOSS Patents: Google loses appeal against Microsoft's German injunction over multi-part text message interface http://bit.ly/10ePyRy
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cfb5006: I just hate the clear down channel each one of these names are in while the market again is at all time highs.
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J. A. Saglimbeni
Wish I knew why $MSFT is so strong. I seem to think Windows 8 is pretty good, but could that be it? Too bad I am out. Long $GOOG instead... - View all 2 replies
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Philip Saglimbeni: You've been calling this move for a while, can't be unexpected, I'm awaiting the Xbox unveil officially set today set for May 21 -
J. A. Saglimbeni: Yeah, I did call it Phil, but I did not stick with this dividend growth stock, but I did go into $PKG with the money...lol
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Michael Blair
$MSFT 05/18/13 31 CALL Long 1,000 $0.0846 Cost $9,727.67 Market $1.17 Value $117,000.00 GAIN $107,272.33 Trade worked for me!! - View all 3 replies
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Michael Blair: Looking even better today, will write calls at $33 same expiry for $0.35 to lock in some gain
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Island_Dweller: Ain't it sweet? Even after soaking in the GS downgrade to "sell," $MSFT has done nothing but wonderful things.
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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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