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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 01-29-2001 05:34 PM
 
A slowdown in PC sales may be compounded as more attention is focused on Internet appliances, handhelds, cell phones and other gear. Only Microsoft, Intel and, to a lesser extent, Apple Computer seem intent on promoting the PC-centric vision of the world. (source: Forbes) http://www.forbes.com/columnists/2001/01/22/0122dvorak.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-26-2001 06:11 PM
Microsoft announced it was hit by a denial of service attack on Thursday morning, causing problems in accessing the company's highly trafficked sites. The attack came on the heels of a technical problem early in the week which caused Microsoft's sites to be down for a significant period of time. Needless to say, it wasn't ideal timing for a company that just launched a massive ad campaign. (source: Cnet) http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-4605770.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-25-2001 06:15 PM
Once dismissed as mere child's play, video games are now the most popular form of entertainment for males between ages 12 and 25, prompting companies such as Sony and Microsoft to stake significant future profits in them. (source: Upside) http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/opinion/story?id=3a4bc1e61& |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-24-2001 05:46 PM
Sun and Microsoft have settled their long-running lawsuit over Microsoft's use of Sun's Java software. Under the settlement, Microsoft will pay Sun $20 million, is permanently prohibited from using "Java-compatible" trademarks on its products, and loses its Java licensing agreement. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2677740,00.html This columnist says that what matters about Sun's victory in its legal battle against Microsoft (see story above) isn't the paltry $20 million settlement reward, or the rights to terminate its licensing contract - it is that Sun made Java the poster child for Microsoft's market power abuses. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20010124/news/current/techwatch.htx |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 01-22-2001 10:09 AM
A tale of two investment portfolios: Intel's and Microsoft's. Intel's investment-income well has run dry, thanks to a bunch of bad dot-coms in its portfolio. Microsoft's gains from investments are better, but the software giant's investment income is slipping (source: CNet) http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4532433-0.html |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 01-22-2001 10:06 AM
Earnings season began in earnest over the past few days, with some big-name companies like Microsoft and Sun Microsystems weighing in. This article takes a look at some of the reports that were issued. (source: Business 2.0) http://business2.com/content/channels/investing/2001/01/18/24908 |
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Earnings Administrator |
posted 01-18-2001 07:39 PM
Hit by a worldwide slowdown in personal computer sales and corporate spending on information technology, the software giant Microsoft reported fiscal second quarter earnings that were flat with the same period last year, but in line with analyst expectations. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/01/18/technology/earns_microsoft/ Company Name (Ticker): reported, expected, same q last year Microsoft (MSFT): $0.47, $0.46, $0.47 |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-18-2001 07:38 PM
After a year that saw Microsoft lose a landmark antitrust case, shed 63 percent of its stock value and issue a rare warning about disappointing earnings, some analysts argue that the software giant at last has hit rock bottom. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/516789.asp |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-12-2001 05:37 PM
The Justice Department and 19 states on Friday morning filed a legal brief urging an appeals court to uphold an earlier decision to split software giant Microsoft. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2674062,00.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-09-2001 09:42 AM
George W. Bush's camp is no fan of the DOJ's 'radical' antitrust course, but will the states and Congress allow a back down? State attorneys general say they are determined to pursue the antitrust case against Microsoft, even if the Justice Department, under President-elect Bush, tries to back away. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2671982,00.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-05-2001 06:39 PM
Microsoft is jumping into the dogfight for the lucrative home entertainment market with its soon-to-be-released Xbox video game console that will compete against the likes of Sony's Playstation 2. (source: theStreet) http://www.thestreet.com/tech/software/1243264.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 01-03-2001 06:06 PM
Microsoft is being hit with a $5 billion class-action lawsuit brought by seven former and current African-American employees. The lawsuit, which charges the company with discriminatory employment practices under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, is expected to be filed today in the U.S. District Court here. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/510735.asp |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-29-2000 04:31 PM
Microsoft is not about to change its ways just because a potential breakup by the Justice Department edict is hanging over its head. Instead, it's trying to tackle three monster markets. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2669184,00.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-28-2000 06:01 PM
Bush isn't Microsoft's white knight: the president-elect has said he opposes a forced breakup of Microsoft, but that doesn't mean he'll intervene. (source: ZDNet) http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2668953,00.html |
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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator |
posted 12-22-2000 08:23 AM
In Brief: - Microsoft said Thursday it will acquire Great Plains Software, a provider of business software applications, in a stock swap of $1.1 billion. |
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