____/ John Bailo, Texeme.Construct on Monday 06 August 2007 06:52 : \____
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> Run for the hills boys, she's goin' down...
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> http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=MSFT
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> 1-Aug-07 GATES WILLIAM H III
> Director 1,134,954 Direct Sale at $28.95 - $29.24 per share.
> $33,021,0002
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> <snip />
Can Microsoft become Google overnight?
Microsoft to partners: It's time to change
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| Aiming to rally its partners around the reality of hosted software, Microsoft
| Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner told them it was
| a matter of financial life and death.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6195764.html
They are already losing customers...
Software Assurance Storm Warning
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| In a report to be published today, Forrester Research sees a series of
| customer hurricanes coming Microsoft's way. If they strike, they could wash
| away many Software Assurance contracts. Software Assurance is the discounted
| upgrade option available with Open, Open Value and Select volume licensing
| contracts.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/software_assurance_storm_warning.html
Piracy is tolerated, pricing is changed (lowered) to hang on to some users, but
how profitable can it be?
Meanwhile they keep up appearance.
Commentary: Microsoft needs more than just buybacks to lift its shares
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| Microsoft shares, which have been dormant for the last few years,
| have been looking up over the last couple months. The Dow industrials
| component has gained about 20% since hitting a 4-year low of $21.46 o
| June 13.
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| To help move things along, Microsoft not only launched a $40 billion
| stock repurchase program that lasts through 2011, the company also said
| its previously announced 4-year, $30 billion stock buyback program was
| completed in just 2 years.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B685EFB89%2D5791%2D4E8B%2DAD6A%2D9688F5B6012A%7D&source=blq%2Fyhoo&dist=yhoo&siteid=yhoo
Will the cash piles last forover? Over half of it is gone in just 2 years.
Software Notebook: Microsoft's cash pile isn't what it used to be
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| But Microsoft has taken a series of steps to reduce its cash
| balance. Specifically, by Microsoft's count, the company has
| paid out nearly $100 billion through dividends and repurchasing
| its own stock in the past five years.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/309852_software02.html
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