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Microsoft shares suffer worst hit since 2000 (Stock down 11% today)
Dow Jones MarketWatch (excerpt) ^
| April 28, 2006
| Michael Page
Posted on 04/28/2006 11:28:15 AM PDT by HAL9000
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:28:17 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Someone found out that Bill Gates is using Linux on his personal computer.
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:30:51 AM PDT
by
FreePaul
To: HAL9000
Maybe they need a software patch for their earnings?
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:31:27 AM PDT
by
tigtog
To: HAL9000
If oil companies get hit with a Windfall Profits Tax, will Microsoft get a Financial Loss Tax Cut?
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:31:42 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Never question Bruce Dickinson!)
To: HAL9000
Both Microsoft and Intel are going through interesting times..
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:38:00 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(Removing all Doubt since 1998!)
To: HAL9000
I'm sure the China trade will save MS.
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:40:03 AM PDT
by
junta
(It's Jihad stupid! It's the borders stupid! It's Political Correctness stupid!)
To: HAL9000
I wonder if this news also means that Mac OSX and Linux are gaining ground in the OS market.
BTW, OSS ping.
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:47:08 AM PDT
by
bigdcaldavis
(Xandros : In a world without fences, who needs Gates?)
To: HAL9000; Swordmaker; N3WBI3
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:48:41 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: HAL9000
To: bigdcaldavis
I wonder if this news also means that Mac OSX and Linux are gaining ground in the OS market. 
Apple is at least gaining ground in the stock market.
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:51:48 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)
To: HAL9000
I wonder if a stock analyst finally got hold of a Vista preview installation.
To: HAL9000
They finally heard that I switched to the Mac. ;)
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:54:31 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("When the government is invasive, the people are wanting." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: SlowBoat407
Apple is at least gaining ground in the stock market.and has been for a while... :-)
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posted on
04/28/2006 11:55:03 AM PDT
by
mwyounce
To: HAL9000
New Chief Technology Officer: Ray Ozzie
all you need to know . . .
To: HAL9000
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posted on
04/28/2006 1:28:40 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: HAL9000
Allot of folks got real pissed when MS moved vista back *again* its gotten so bad they wont post the end of life for XP even though it was (at one point) listed sometime last year..
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posted on
04/28/2006 1:44:17 PM PDT
by
N3WBI3
("I can kill you with my brain" - River Tam)
To: Paradox
The desktop industry has been far too stable for far too long thats not really a good long term thing. Still MS has some of the best minds out there I am sure they will adjust to whatever comes down the pipe
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posted on
04/28/2006 1:47:21 PM PDT
by
N3WBI3
("I can kill you with my brain" - River Tam)
To: bigdcaldavis
Two things the stock price reflects least:
Quality of product
Market Share
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posted on
04/28/2006 1:48:36 PM PDT
by
N3WBI3
("I can kill you with my brain" - River Tam)
To: BenLurkin
Beats the heck out of the oil industry numbers.
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posted on
04/28/2006 1:55:43 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: HAL9000
According to data from Thomson Financial, the stock's latest decline was only outdone by a 14.5% slump in 2000, when a federal court ruled Microsoft had violated U.S. antitrust laws. Which arguably helped trigger the dot-com crash and subsequent stock market turmoil...
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posted on
04/28/2006 2:32:38 PM PDT
by
Zeppo
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