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10 years ago, Microsoft was $35. Today it is $25 and change. Not very rewarding. Microsoft is like the electric utility of the technology business -- they shou
by Duff 15y ago
10 years ago, Microsoft was $35. Today it is $25 and change. Not very rewarding.
Microsoft is like the electric utility of the technology business -- they should embrace that or wake up and break up the company into manageable parts.
Buying Skype? That's not creating shareholder value.
- dstein 15y agoWhen you look at Microsoft's acquisition history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisition... There aren't many very large brand name "statement" acquisitions there. Most are small companies you've probably never heard of. I think this Skype acquisition is a clear message that Microsoft is playing hardball now.
- garethm 15y agoFor what it's worth, there was a stock split in 2003 [1], so the same stock would be $50 today. 1: http://www.microsoft.com/investor/InvestorServices/FAQ/default.aspx#section_4 http://www.microsoft.com/investor/InvestorServices/FAQ/defau...
- smackfu 15y agoIt's funny that this comment is in response to someone suggesting a dividend, yet completely ignores the dividend in mentioning the stock price over time.