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Yes, and MSFT started 2008 at a share price of $34.38. It's closing price today was $33.64.
by beambot 13y ago
Yes, and MSFT started 2008 at a share price of $34.38. It's closing price today was $33.64.
- mikeyouse 13y agoSince the beginning of 2008, MSFT has paid ~$4/share in dividends as well, so we can't ignore those. http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/msft/dividend-history http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/msft/dividend-history
- beambot 13y agoFair enough... but we can't exactly hold up microsoft as the paragon of good returns compared to it's cohorts (eg. AAPL, GOOG, etc).
- mikeyouse 13y agoLol, oh god no. Especially when the NASDAQ is up almost 100% more than MSFT during that time period.
- bsullivan01 13y agoAAPL, GOOG, etc will reach their plateau soon enough. Apple already has flat or worse y/y earnings, Google is on steroids and is ruining their brand to artificially increase their earnings by penalizing sites (advertise or no traffic) and making it all ads in certain sectors. It will last maybe another or two. What then? The point I was making: large tech companies have different rules, they behave more like Exxon and PG then a recently IPO-ed Google or Microsoft.
- jeswin 13y agopenalizing sites (advertise or no traffic) Surprising, if true. I am interested in knowing more. Do you have some good links?