All of this is speculation based on Microsoft competing with Apple's I-phone. If MSFT put out the best cell phone on the market before Christmas, say in early November look-out. If I worked on a cell phone for 3 years before putting it on the market, it'd prolly be a pretty good phone...
T-Mobile salesman aren't too good at keeping info quiet...
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let's see, microsoft at 100 would make it an almost $900 billion market cap. i don't think so. even 60 is pushing it considering that would make an all time high for MSFT
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I see that Gates finally put out a commercial on TV to combat against the Mac v. PC commercials.
It seems that Gates has his ducks in a row as usual. The timing of the new PC commercial is the 1st punch in the 1-2 combo that MSFT is about to deliver to Apple yet again IMO. Could the second punch be the new phone supposedly scheduled to be released in November? hmm...
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Blackberry is already well established in the business markey, APPL dominates the uneducated market, and everyone else don't care what phone they use.
I think MSFT will have a hard time getting sales on its new phone unless it has a teleport feauture.
Even if it got great sales, its stock price will not double. It would not be a high margin revenue stream like their current products and for them to double their market cap would be insane.
Current Market cap : 230 billion.
IF they get an amazing profit of 400 / phone.. 230 bil / 400 = 575 mil.
Youre looking at selling or speculation of eventually selling 575 MILLION phones to justify the market cap of 460 billion.
Microsoft stock does not move on speculation or "potential future profits" like competitor apple. Apple has to just say "we plan on making 1 billion dollars on our new product" and their stock jumps 40 billion in cap. Insane.
Stock should still recovery nicely.. But doubling in a year will require more than a phone.
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Micosoft has now chance to even put a dent in Iphone sales....
Many Universities just started to hand out free Iphones to new students to dowload podcasts and lectures, get emails, and alerts of another possible virginia tech incident...
In a move which will do no harm to the Apple share price, some US universities are starting to hand out free iPhones and free iPod Touches to new students. The benefits are obvious - be seen as a cool cutting-edge university, and at the same time, encourage your students to use the devices in their education. But not everyone is on board with the idea.
The opponents are obvious - the professors - who are concerned that their students will spend more time fiddling around with their new toys than listen to the lectures. But they seem to be outnumbered by the supporters of the scheme.
The first supporter is obviously Apple who are keen to snag students as early adopters of Apple technology. Get them now while they are young and hopefully they will continue to buy Apple products for the rest of their life.
The second supporter are the universities themselves (minus the grumpy professors) who want to attract more students to their campuses. They are also exploring the possibility of making useful learning applications which students can download to their iPhones, making their devices useful learning tools. As far as the universities are concerned, this is the way of the future so what’s the point of fighting it? Better that they get on board and go with the flow.
The lucky students who receive a free iPhone have to pay for the contracts. They only get the phone free, and once they have paid for the contracts, they can then connect with the campus wireless network.
So is this the way of the future? Should universities be handing out free iPhones to incoming students? Or are professors right to call them a distraction?
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Microsoft raises dividend, unveils $40 billion buyback plan
By Jeffry Bartash Last update: 8:50 a.m. EDT Sept. 22, 2008Comments: 1 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:Microsoft Corporation News, chart, profile, more Last: 25.16-0.10-0.40%
4:00pm 09/19/2008
Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: MSFT 25.16, -0.10, -0.4%) on Monday raised its quarterly dividend by 18% and said its board has approved a plan to buy back up to $40 billion in stock by 2013. The company lifted its dividend payment by 2 cents a share to 18 cents, payable Dec. 11 to shareholders of record on Nov. 20. Also, Microsoft's board authorized the company to set up a commercial paper program totaling $2 billion, while also allowing Microsoft to seek "debt financings from time to time of up to $6 billion."
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