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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, February 15, 2012, 1:31 PM Barnes & Noble (BKS -2.8%) slumps after a new court filing (.pdf) related to its patent infringement/antitrust battle with Microsoft (MSFT) states Microsoft's attempts to obtain royalties on Android-based Nooks don't qualify as patent misuse, even if the attempts are carried out with the goal of "eliminating Android as a competitor." 2 weeks ago, the ITC granted a motion to dismiss B&N's antitrust claims against Microsoft. Comment! [Tech, Consumer, On the Move]
- Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:00 PM Majesco Entertainment (COOL +3.8%) gains after announcing the nationwide launch of Zumba Fitness Rush, the latest video game addition to the Zumba Fitness franchise. The game is exclusive on Kinect for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (MSFT +0.3%). 1 Comment [On the Move, Tech]
- Friday, February 10, 2012, 9:29 AM U.S. retail video game hardware and software sales each fell 38% Y/Y in January, claims NPD, an ugly showing even after accounting for the ages of the major consoles, and likely further evidence of the impact made by mobile and social gaming. In December, the Y/Y declines were only 28% and 14%, respectively. The Xbox 360 (MSFT) was again the top-selling home console; its 270K shipments gave it a 49% share. GME -2.3%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Monday, February 6, 2012, 1:55 PM Barnes & Noble (BKS +3.9%) rallies after an ITC staff attorney says he will recommend a commission judge find that B&N didn't infringe any of the three patents asserted by Microsoft (MSFT -0.7%) in an infringement claim. The judge's ruling is due on April 27. A loss by Microsoft could put some of its lucrative Android licensing deals at risk. (previously) Comment! [Consumer, Tech, On the Move]
- Monday, February 6, 2012, 8:39 AM TiVo (TIVO) +6% premarket on a Barron’s weekend report that says the provider of digital-video recorders could be targeted for acquisition by Microsoft (MSFT) or Google (GOOG). Software patent victories and advanced hardware also have made shares attractive again, the article says. Comment! [Tech, M&A, On the Move]
- Monday, January 30, 2012, 2:51 PM Investors may be a bit too bullish on the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ +0.2%) following the index’s recent rally to decade highs, as Tom McClellan suspects sentiment readings and a classic reversal signal suggest a significant pullback at hand. But sure enough, techs are leading an intraday rally that's trimming losses on the major indexes. AAPL +1.3%, DELL +1.8% and MSFT +1.1% lead the way. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
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Friday, January 20, 2012, 9:15 AM
Premarket gainers: INSM +24%. ASIA +16%. SWKS +6%. URRE +6%. MPC +5%. BCS +4%. CTIC +4%. RBS +3%. IBM +3%. SAVE +3%. MSFT +3%.
Losers: ALTH -20%. GOOG -8%. AONE -7%. SQNM -6%. HTGC -6%. COF -6%. PH -5%. ZIOP -5%. MMLP -5%. BWP -4%. CX -4%. CUK -4%. ARCC -4%. CCL -3%. NVS -3%. MT -3%. Comment! [On the Move] - Thursday, January 19, 2012, 4:40 PM More on Microsoft: Results hurt by 6% Y/Y decline in Windows revenue (2% increase in FQ1). However, Server & Tools revenue rose 11% (10% in FQ1), and Office division revenue rose 3% (8% in FQ1). Entertainment Division revenue (Xbox) rose 15% Y/Y, and the Online Services division's loss narrowed to $458M. Company now expects FY12 operating expenses of $28.5B-$28.9B (prior guidance of $28.6B-$29.2B). MSFT +2.6% AH. (PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
- Friday, January 13, 2012, 10:03 AM GameStop (GME -2.3%) heads lower after NPD reports U.S. retail sales of video game hardware and software fell 28% and 14% Y/Y, respectively, in December. For all of 2011, hardware sales fell 11%, and software sales 6%, as online and mobile gaming took their toll, and the current generation of consoles showed its age. The Xbox 360 (MSFT) was easily the best-performing console, accounting for 49% of 2011 retail console spending. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, January 5, 2012, 3:46 PM Nomura's Stuart Jeffrey doesn't place much credence in a rumor that Microsoft (MSFT +0.8%) might buy Nokia's (NOK +7%) smartphone operations. He thinks a deal only would fetch $6B-$7B, less than rival Samsung's total value. Such a move also would raise "significant" credibility issues if NOK were to go back to its Symbian software after selling the smartphone business. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, December 22, 2011, 11:51 AM Sohu.com (SOHU +4.4%) trades higher after forming a "strategic partnership" with Taiwan's Asus, in which Sohu's online video content will be integrated with Asus' PCs and tablets. In November, Sohu struck a deal to have its video content used by MSN China (MSFT) on its site. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Monday, December 12, 2011, 5:20 PM GameStop (GME +2.1%) outperformed today on the back of positive NPD data. The firm estimates U.S. retail video game software sales (exc. digital downloads) rose 15% Y/Y in November, beating analyst estimates and representing a sharp reversal from earlier in the year. NPD also reported the Xbox 360 (MSFT) was easily the top-selling console for yet another month, with U.S. sales of 1.7M units. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Friday, December 9, 2011, 10:57 AM WSJ reports Nokia (NOK +2.4%) will jump back into the U.S. cellular market next week with an announcement that T-Mobile (DTEGY.PK) will carry Nokia’s Lumia 710 smartphone running Windows Phone 7 (MSFT) software, confirming an earlier report. RIMM's stumbles have provided a window of opportunity for NOK, but the launch likely will be dubbed a failure if early sales are slow. 3 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
- Thursday, December 1, 2011, 3:33 PM Research In Motion (RIMM +4.1%) is rallying on another round of buyout buzz. Caitlin Duffy notes options speculators are placing big bets on December calls - some of which expire tomorrow. Nomura's Rick Sherlund, however, is throwing cold water on the sometimes-discussed notion that Microsoft (MSFT) might be interested in RIM, and Eric Savitz is even more skeptical of such a tie-up occurring. (previously) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, M&A]
- Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:52 AM Many large-cap Japanese ADRs are up strongly, and Sony (SNE +5.1%), whose shares closed on Wednesday near an 18-year low, is among the top performers. The company announced the European launch titles for its upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld console earlier this week, and is hinting the PlayStation 4 will arrive around the same time as the next-gen Xbox (MSFT), which is expected to hit stores in 2013. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 3:58 PM Dolby Labs (DLB -10.2%) is cut to Neutral with a lower price target at Piper Jaffray, citing many near-term headwinds that are buffeting the technology licenser: trends in CE/PC shipments; a Y/Y decline in Blu-Ray players; the impact of Thai floods on sales; and the exclusion of a DVD playback application from Windows 8 (MSFT). Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
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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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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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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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johncworth: All accounts I read say MSFT beat. AH action supports that. And GOOG beat on profit, not on sales. IBM no good though. A wash. -
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 -
mman: He got very broad portfolio and multiple screen trading machine
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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.