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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-19-2000 06:27 PM
 
Shares of eGreetings (EGRT) jumped more than 80% and ended the day up over 50% after Microsoft (MSFT) agreed yesterday to license the company's online greeting card services. (source: Cnet) http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-1900688.html |
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lookingfordeals |
posted 05-18-2000 05:16 PM
I think the break-up of this company is totally crazy. What would it do? How would be better off and why? |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-17-2000 06:25 PM
The government will defend its proposed breakup of Microsoft (MSFT) in what essentially will be the last official word before a federal judge holds a hearing on what remedies to impose on the company's business practices. (source: Seattle Times) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/technology/html98/micr_20000517.html |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 05-15-2000 12:08 PM
Microsoft asked a federal judge to summarily dismiss the government's plan to break the company in two and requested at least six months of scrutiny and hearings if he instead decides to consider a breakup. CNNfn has comprehensive coverage. http://cnnfn.com/news/specials/antitrust/ Microsoft's X-Box could put the hurt on other video game console makers. (source: Worth) http://www.worth.com/articles/Z0005N04.html |
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newguy |
posted 05-11-2000 02:41 PM
Additionally, repricing options for employees often results in lawsuits from shareholders whose shares are being diluted. I don't know of any such lawsuits after simply granting employees new options to achieve the same end... it would be very difficult to win such a case, because options are given to employees for a variety of reasons. The law doesn't treat the two events the same way, but they probably should. Most investors don't treat the two events the same way, but they certainly should. |
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KeithG |
posted 05-11-2000 10:32 AM
I read something interesting about the whole options situation going on at Microsoft and around the entire industry this morning. Apparently, if a company decides to reprice existing options, they have to count the numbers against their profits when they report. On the other hand, if they simply issue new options on top of the old, the cost does not have to be reported. So, I guess I don't really understand why anyone would choose to reprice existing options, but it is an accounting situation that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. According to the article I read, Microsoft's new options would have been valued at something like $1.4 billion against their profits. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-10-2000 06:44 PM
Microsoft (MSFT) asked a federal judge to summarily dismiss the government's plan to break the company in two and requested at least six months of scrutiny and hearings if he instead decides to consider a breakup. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42289-2000May10.html |
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gatsby |
posted 05-10-2000 09:23 AM
Just to show that I'm open-minded, here's a good article that compares MSFT to AT&T (completely different scenarios) and that says the idea that MSFT wants MSFT broken up is ludicrous. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-09-2000 06:45 PM
Software titan Microsoft (MSFT) has won a battle in its legal war with archrival Sun Microsystems (SUNW) after a federal judge ruled their fight is a contract dispute rather than a more serious copyright violation, as Sun had claimed. (source: Wired) http://wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36230,00.html |
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wassup? |
posted 05-09-2000 02:49 PM
Pretty quiet in here these days. Here is an article that might be worth checking out. It is analysis of MSFT's fundamental's from the streetadvisor.com. Enjoy: http://www.streetadvisor.com/Article/Article.asp?aid=2730 |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-08-2000 06:24 PM
Microsoft (MSFT) is expected to propose restrictions on its own business practices when it responds Wednesday to the U.S. federal court antitrust ruling against the company and a proposal that the company be split into two firms. (source: E-commerce Times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000508-1.shtml |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 05-08-2000 12:19 PM
Analysts are debating the positives and negatives of a potential Microsoft (MSFT) breakup, and not surprisingly, the differing valuations are all over the map. MSNBC attempts to break them down. (source: MSNBC ) http://www.msnbc.com/news/402254.asp |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-05-2000 05:27 PM
Microsoft (MSFT) and Netscape Communications are pointing fingers at each other over a browser-related security problem that neither company has any intention of fixing. (source: Cnet) http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1820959.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-04-2000 06:59 PM
In brief - Nathan Myhrvold, one of Microsoft'smost influential executives will not return to the company. Although he will remain an adviser to Chairman Bill Gates. |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 05-03-2000 07:06 PM
Microsoft (MSFT) is quietly trying to recruit shareholders to help sway public opinion and government action in its ongoing antitrust case. The software giant has been sending shareholders a letter signed by chairman Bill Gates urging them to contact government officials to express their presumed displeasure with the antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice. (source: Cnet) http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1808045.html |
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