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Can Microsoft Survive On Office And Xbox Alone?


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MSFT Down In Sideways Market
Stocks are trading sideways today on disappointing earnings from Pfizer, and on a boost from Alcoa and JP Morgan, which are offsetting the market drop earlier. Shares of Microsoft are trading in the negative with the rest of tech. Upcoming catalysts include entrance in the tablet market at some point; Windows Phone 7 adoption with hardware partner Nokia; strides against current market leaders in cloud computing; retooling the Bing / Yahoo! partnership (or just buying them outright); and continued momentum of Kinect and the next gen console. The stock currently trades at 8x Enterprise Value / TTM Free Cash Flow, inexpensive compared to historical trading multiples.

Earnings Recap: Questions Remain About Microsoft's Future Dominance
(The New York Times)

Microsoft is being left behind. While PC sales falter, the popularity of smartphones and tablets rises. Two areas where currently Microsoft has little to no presence. To be sure, other parts of the company’s business remain strong; Office grew 21% and Entertainment and Devices business grew 60%. But downbeat reports about PC shipments continue to raise questions about Microsoft’s future dominance. As such, the stock experienced its biggest single day decline in two years after the company reported earnings.  Read »

Microsoft's Browser Share Falls To New Low (PC World)
The March launches of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and Firefox 4 failed to stop Microsoft's and Mozilla's decline in browser share, according to Net Applications. IE9 did manage to gain enough usage that new statistics show it surpassing Opera. Overall, IE lost eight-tenths of a percentage point of share in April, falling to 55.1%, a new low for Microsoft. All the while, Chrome and Safari are quietly gaining market share.  Read »

Microsoft Launches Translation Tool To Convert iOS Apps Into WP7 Apps (eWeek)
Hoping to tap into the momentum of developers building applications for the Apple, Microsoft has launched a new tool to help migrate iPhone applications to Windows Phone 7; it is like a translation dictionary. Now, developers can go through the code of their iPhone app and find the equivalent API calls for a Windows Phone 7 app. That's one way to do it.  Read »

Famed Investment Manager Shifts More Money Into Microsoft
(Wall Street Cheat Sheet)

Donald Yacktman is no ordinary investor. As a matter of fact, he was a runner-up in Morningstar’s Fund Manager of the Decade award. So what does he own? Well, according to the most recent 13F filings, Microsoft. Since the return opportunity spreads have narrowed, Yacktman feels he can get more bang for his risk buck by investing in quality large capitalization stocks.  Read »



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Heather Leonard is a former tech research associate at Goldman Sachs and co-host of Business Insider's daily video show.
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