http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2006/0605/190.html?partner=yahoomag
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| Turner has avoided giant Microsoft because its desktop and server
| operating systems and, potentially, its office applications (Word, Excel
| and so on) confront a competitive threat from cheap or free open-source
| software based on Linux. Microsoft stock has stayed in a narrow trading
| range for some time and took a dive in early May, down $4 to $23, when
| it missed the quarterly earnings consensus. Salesforce, an open-source
| firm whose software allows users to share customer info, has seen its
| stock climb 114% over the past year.
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It goes well below $23 on Friday.
http://www.forbes.com/2006/05/19/microsoft-symantec-0519markets18.html?partner=yahootix
Microsoft Shares Hang On Amid Symantec Suit
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| Shares of Microsoft traded down only slightly Friday after
| security-software maker Symantec sued the company for wrongful usage
| of its Veritas storage technology in the next generation of Windows.
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