http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/msft Blog Articles Tagged with 'msft' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148041?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Over the past few months, even the most seasoned investors have become a little sea-sick . Extreme volatility is more the norm, and triple-digit swings in the Dow are occurring far too often. So .has the market finally reached bottom? As much as I... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:22:27 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148041?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147986?rsstype=tag&tag=msft I have been negative on Tech as a sector relative to the market as a whole, but I am no longer so. I shared my reasons over a year ago (too early), arguing that the strong balance sheets and high exposure to international sales were masking high va... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:57:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147986?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147936?rsstype=tag&tag=msft We all know online advertising decelerated in the third quarter, but how bad was the slowdown overall? To find out, we added up the online advertising revenues for Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO), Microsoft (MSFT), and AOL (part of [[TWX]]), which toget... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:25:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147936?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1147873?rsstype=tag&tag=msft I m a Mac user and have been for over 19 years. More accurately, I m a serial early adopter of new technology. I bought Sharp s first portable calculator in 1971; bought word processing, laser printing, videotape, compact disks and satellite TV... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:13:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1147873?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147881?rsstype=tag&tag=msft I m a Mac user and have been for over 19 years. More accurately, I m a serial early adopter of new technology. I bought Sharp s first portable calculator in 1971; bought word processing, laser printing, videotape, compact disks and satellite TV... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:13:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147881?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147901?rsstype=tag&tag=msft The tech industry loves great battles between rivals, and it is often tempting to frame challenges within the context of specific competitive battles. Many see the entrance of Microsoft (MSFT) or even Citrix (CTXS) into virtualization as VMware s ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:17:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147901?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147545?rsstype=tag&tag=msft The days of buying packaged software loaded onto CDs are numbered. Thursday, Microsoft quietly drove another nail into the coffin of packaged software by launching the Microsoft Store on the Web. After testing the software download store in Europe a... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:14:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147545?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147434?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Static Networks, Billowing ExpectationsNetworks are joining more devices and more powerful systems everyday; this thirty year mega trend won t be slowed by a troubled global economy or the howls of doom and gloom merchants. While many investors ma... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:17:44 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147434?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147149?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Two weeks ago, Google Labs announced new gadgets integrating Google Docs & Spreadsheets with GMail, just in time for the 2nd anniversary of the web-based productivity tools. The move may leverage GMail s growing user base and facilitate growth at D... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:55:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147149?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147021?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Microsoft (MSFT) has released the latest set of data for its controversial Live Search Cashback program, which offers users monetary incentives to click through and buy goods from the ads they re shown. The results? Things seem to be looking good f... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:29:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147021?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147023?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Rebecca Engmann Darst co-authored this article.General Electric (GE) We always try to use our views on the option market to illustrate the forward thinking nature of investors who use them. Sometimes call and stock buying reinforce one another,... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:18:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147023?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147032?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Comments from a meeting last week with journalists at Adobe's (ADBE) headquarters indicate that Adobe's CEO, Shantanu Narayen, thinks Adobe has already won the online video platform battle and that Flash can survive any threat from Microsoft (MSFT). ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:50:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147032?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146880?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Facebook isn't distracted by the fact that the advertising industry is facing an across-the-board downturn.The popular social network is launching a new ad format, called engagement ads, because they ask Facebook members to respond to ads that pop ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:46:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146880?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146618?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Now that Microsoft (MSFT) has apparently moved on from Yahoo (YHOO), the software giant is looking for new avenues to attack Google (GOOG), its arch-enemy. The latest battlefront is mobile search, and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microso... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:06:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146618?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146308?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Below we highlight the 25 largest companies in the US. As shown, Exxon Mobil (XOM) still holds the top spot, but there have been lots of other changes since the bear market started last October. General Electric (GE) has probably had the most dra... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:12:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146308?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145998?rsstype=tag&tag=msft The patience over Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo s (YHOO) never-ending deal dance is wearing thin among the chattering class bloggers, analysts and folks sick of following this dysfunctional courtship and the consensus is right. The time to do a Mi... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:23:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145998?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1145580?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Biotech Mega-DealRoche (RHHBY.PK) has affirmed its intentions of buying the remaining 44% of Genentech (DNA) that it does not already own for $43.7B or $89 per share, which DNA rejected earlier this summer as undervaluing the company.A Paradigm Shift... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:23:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1145580?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145456?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Google (GOOG), Campbell Soup (CPB), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) top the list of American companies that the US public sees as most socially responsible, according to the 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Index ((CSRI)), from the Boston College Cen... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:33:57 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145456?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144642?rsstype=tag&tag=msft Looks like Yahoo s Jerry Yang s ham-handed handling of the Microsoft offer is coming back to bite him. At a Friday business lunch in Australia, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, put on the airs of a spurned lover and told luncheon attendees that h... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:22:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144642?rsstype=tag&tag=msft http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1144571?rsstype=tag&tag=msft It may have occurred to Microsoft (MSFT) that Yahoo! (YHOO) is so badly wounded by its own poor management that a buyout of the portal company would be more...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more... 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