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> Feels like Satya's Nokia moment to me. Most, if not all, big acquisitions are failures. Stock doesn't seem to care about this because Microsoft's share pric
by thisisit 8y ago
> Feels like Satya's Nokia moment to me.
Most, if not all, big acquisitions are failures.
Stock doesn't seem to care about this because Microsoft's share price has barely moved.
- mandeepj 8y ago> Microsoft's share price has barely moved. MS stock has made ~4B today in the market so their purchase got partially funded
- thisisit 8y agoPartially refunded? You do know stock market movement doesn't mean MS gets the money?
- mandeepj 8y agoI did not say refunded :-) Higher valuation means MS have to give out less shares now for this acquisition. Although, it’s a complicated topic. Trying to address your comment - MS makes money with stock market movement but not right away. Higher stock value means higher valuation. If MS decides to raise money by selling stocks then obviously they will get the higher dollar value at that time. Although, it will be painful for stock buyback program. If you think - my understanding is wrong then please educate me