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If Microsoft hadn't sold its 1997 $150mm investment in Apple, it would be worth $7.4 billion at close today. That's a 4250% return. Instead they sold in 2003,
by dcurtis 16y ago
If Microsoft hadn't sold its 1997 $150mm investment in Apple, it would be worth $7.4 billion at close today. That's a 4250% return.
Instead they sold in 2003, at one of AAPL's lowest points. They made less than 20%. (It's hard to pinpoint exactly how much because Apple's SEC filing only indicates that Microsoft sold in Q2 2003, and it doesn't indicate the price agreed.)
- eru 16y agoHow well did an equivalent investment in Microsoft stock either 1997 or 2003, until today fare?
- _delirium 16y agoMSFT is basically flat since 2003, and up about 60% since 1997. It did start paying a dividend in 2003, which adds about 15% overall. No multi-thousand percentage returns, though.
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