Since84
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Post by Since84 on Jul 20, 2017 2:17:51 GMT -8
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chinacat
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Post by chinacat on Jul 20, 2017 7:02:38 GMT -8
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Post by tuffett on Jul 20, 2017 13:04:37 GMT -8
MSFT just reported $7.7B of net income (excluding one-time items). Almost exactly what AAPL reported last year. Of course, this is Apple's weakest quarter but it's still pretty impressive considering how large the gap was not long ago, just like it was when Apple caught up to and overtook Microsoft. It's been an incredible turnaround, and their growth rates are staggering.
I was too absorbed in AAPL to even think of investing in MSFT, but in hindsight the signs were there. This is a good lesson for us all to open our eyes and look at what else is out there. MSFT used to be a dead stock for a long time, but its 5 year chart has outperformed AAPL by a factor of 2, with better dividend growth to boot.
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Post by hledgard on Jul 20, 2017 13:35:22 GMT -8
Microsoft has one towering advantage that not everyone thinks of. All those years when it was the major player, the US government got in deep with Microsoft.
I think you could say MSFT is in bed with the government, and thus the DOD as well.
Changing software after 2 decades of usage is not easy, and may not be desired.
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