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Bing Chips Away At Google’s Growth (MSFT, GOOG)

Posted: February 4, 2010 at 10:44 am

Since its début, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing search engine has proven itself to be a credible threat to Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) dominance of the United States search market.  Bing claimed 10.7% of ...
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Microsoft (MSFT): Kill The Zune

Posted: September 9, 2008 at 5:21 am

Microsoft (MSFT) is about to launch its latest version of the Zune multimedia player. To date the company has sold two million units. In contrast, Apple (AAPL) has sold over ...
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The Bear Market’s Big Sucker Rally (MSFT)(BA)(GE)(F)(FNM)(FRE)(WM)(LEH)

Posted: September 9, 2008 at 4:45 am

In community college Economics 101 students learn that there can be dips in bull markets. Usually these are caused by a single event like a change in the party that ...
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Microsoft Earnings: Goldman Sachs Must Know Something (MSFT)

Posted: October 16, 2007 at 1:05 pm

Goldman Sachs has one of the more premiere research shops for the bulge bracket firms on Wall Street and investors look to its "Conviction Buy List" with regularity.  It might ...
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Electronic Arts Wants Its Own Halo; Buys BioWare & Pandemic (ERTS, MSFT)

Posted: October 11, 2007 at 3:52 pm

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) has announced what is roughly an $800 million diluted (before any long-term debt absorption) agreement with Elevation Partners to acquire VG Holding Corp., the owner of ...
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Disappointment Over Microsoft’s HALO 3 Day One Sales? (MSFT, GME, ERTS, TTWO)

Posted: September 26, 2007 at 11:20 pm

We all know about the incredible hype and demand for Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) monster release of HALO 3 from Bungie Studios.  The figure that is being thrown out is roughly $170 ...
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For HALO 3, GameStop Aims To Out-Dork All Dorks (GME, MSFT, BBY)

Posted: September 18, 2007 at 4:38 pm

We have covered the launch of HALO 3 for Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox 360 as one of the musts for gamers, and even covered how this would impact other gaming companies.  ...
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Microsoft’s Dividend Hike Not A Bold Move (MSFT, GOOG, VMW)

Posted: September 13, 2007 at 9:23 am

Last night Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that it was boosting its quarterly dividend from $0.10 to $0.11.  The dividend is payable December 13, 2007 to shareholders of record on November 15, ...
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After DoubleClick; Who Could Be the Next Buyout Target?

Posted: April 2, 2007 at 7:19 am

DoubleClick is now not just under potential bidding by Microsoft (MSFT-NASDAQ).  Google (GOOG-NASDAQ) is now interested according to reports, and our own Douglas McIntyre was pointing out earlier how Microsoft ...
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