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The stock is up around 100% since he posted this fwiw.

• ramenmeal 8y ago
  If you ignore the dot com bubble around 2000, Microsoft's stock rose quite a bit under Ballmer, didn't it?
  • frandroid 8y ago
    Eh? It had a peak in 2008 but stayed at $25 the whole time.
    • ramenmeal 8y ago
      He left in 2014 right? I guess only the last few years it started going up
• kevingadd 8y ago
  Stock prices are about whether investors are happy, not about whether the company is actually doing well.
  • jonknee 8y ago
    ... Guess what makes investors happy?
    • ArchTypical 8y ago
      Profits. Liquidating MS holdings would also increase profits for a short term gain.
      • jonknee 8y ago
        Actually if Microsoft liquidated its holdings its stock would drop like a rock... Investors know how compounding works and put a high price on growth, if you send the message that there is no future growth you suddenly are valued at what's in the bank.