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2/9/2010 4:00 PM

Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a range of software products for many computing devices.

Current Price $28.01 Mkt Cap $245.66B
Open $27.97 P/E Ratio 15.15
Prev. Close $27.72 Div. (Yield) 0.52 (1.80%)
Daily Range $27.75 - $28.34 Volume 59,116,142
52-Wk Range $14.87 - $31.50 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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usefulaz (96.96)
Submitted April 15, 2009

Things have turned around at Microsoft. Windows 7 is a hit, I've been using it for a few months and the productive increase justifies an upgrade. The Xbox 360 is the best value gaming console on the market. The new Zune and Zune marketplace are… More

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willsmithorg (81.97)
Submitted August 17, 2009

Apple tablet, Google Android, iPhone, Google Chrome, MacOS X ... just some of the ways people will use computers without the painful Microsoft experience in coming years.

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Member Avatar shafc (< 20) Submitted: 2/8/2010 10:01:51 AM : Outperform Start Price: $27.78 MSFT Score: +0.34

- Strength of Windows 7 OS sales
- Continued growth of Bing search
- Continued sales of new MS Office product

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Member Avatar augustspillers (36.92) Submitted: 2/7/2010 1:31:30 PM : Outperform Start Price: $28.01 MSFT Score: -0.45

Moving forward in so many areas. All that money in the bank allows for a lot of R&D and useful acquisitions.

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Member Avatar ArizonaLoon (29.12) Submitted: 2/7/2010 11:12:56 AM : Outperform Start Price: $28.01 MSFT Score: -0.45

Cloud computing won't kill Microsoft.
On the contrary, this behemoth may have been slow to catch the internet wave (old news) but with an ironclad brand and innovative products it has now positioned itself to take full advantage of the coming IT paradigm shift...

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zk116 (98.21) Score: +62.51

Watch for over-optimism on Windows 7 leading to pricing of $33 in the next month for an easy short-term end to outperform picks.

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
homerc44 < 20 6/16/2006 Outperform 1Y $20.73 +35.11% -8.75% +43.86
Buffjan 56.82 6/16/2006 Outperform 3Y $20.73 +35.11% -8.75% +43.86
raytoei 86.68 6/14/2006 Outperform 3Y $20.43 +37.11% -6.54% +43.65 1 Comment
Banky28 78.91 6/14/2006 Outperform 5Y $20.43 +37.11% -6.54% +43.65
XTMFJordan 79.13 6/16/2006 Outperform 3Y $20.71 +35.23% -8.40% +43.62
pclaeys < 20 6/13/2006 Outperform 1Y $20.56 +36.22% -7.22% +43.44
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. iksnamyzs 73.79 6/12/2006 3/1/2008 Outperform 5Y $20.82 +34.55% -8.82% +43.37 1 Comment
BreakerBeth 91.63 6/7/2006 Outperform 3Y $20.94 +33.76% -9.53% +43.29 1 Comment
lxj < 20 6/8/2006 Outperform 3M $20.86 +34.25% -8.52% +42.76
PalmettoGrits < 20 6/15/2006 Outperform 5Y $20.84 +34.43% -8.04% +42.47
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Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackJimCramer < 20 1/5/2010 Outperform 3W $30.96 -9.53% -5.64% -3.89
TrackTWeisel < 20 12/29/2009 Outperform NS $31.35 -10.65% -5.12% -5.53
TrackCanaccord 86.15 10/26/2009 Outperform NS $28.74 -2.55% -1.65% -0.90
TrackBillNygren 94.66 9/23/2009 Outperform 1Y $25.81 +8.54% -0.09% +8.63 1 Comment
TrackAurigaU.S.A < 20 9/14/2009 Outperform NS $24.54 +14.13% +3.71% +10.42
TrackEinhorn 99.40 6/8/2009 Outperform 1Y $21.76 +28.71% +15.45% +13.26 1 Comment
TrackRBCCapMkts 86.33 4/7/2009 Outperform NS $18.46 +51.76% +31.84% +19.92
TrackDavenport 72.99 3/31/2009 Outperform NS $17.54 +59.67% +36.17% +23.50
TrackStanfordRes 85.54 1/23/2009 Outperform NS $16.58 +68.95% +34.90% +34.04
TrackHillman 94.73 12/4/2008 Outperform 1Y $18.95 +47.78% +27.90% +19.88 4 Comments
TrackOppenheimer 81.36 11/21/2008 Outperform NS $17.59 +59.28% +42.64% +16.64
TrackEdwardJones 83.68 7/28/2008 Outperform NS $24.63 +13.72% -10.78% +24.50
TrackCollinsStew 68.03 7/28/2008 Outperform NS $25.01 +12.01% -12.13% +24.13
TrackDavenport 72.99 7/21/2008 Outperform NS $25.39 -33.16% -35.73% +2.57 1/23/2009 @ $16.97
TrackCanaccord 86.15 7/18/2008 Outperform NS $25.32 -6.93% -26.12% +19.20 10/17/2008 @ $23.57
TrackMcAdamsWrig 66.58 7/18/2008 Outperform NS $24.57 +13.99% -12.04% +26.03
TrackBobOlstein 74.19 6/18/2008 Outperform 5Y $27.60 +1.49% -17.35% +18.84 5 Comments
TrackWWeitz 72.71 6/12/2008 Outperform 1Y $26.49 +5.75% -17.52% +23.27 5 Comments
TrackChrisDavis < 20 6/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $26.98 +3.82% -20.18% +24.00 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer < 20 4/25/2008 Underperform 3W $28.73 +7.76% -18.60% -26.37 1/6/2010 @ $30.96
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/28/2008 Outperform 3W $27.91 +6.88% +6.15% +0.73 4/26/2008 @ $29.83
TrackJefferies 82.08 3/5/2008 Outperform NS $26.73 +4.80% -16.25% +21.05
TrackBroadpoint.AmTech 76.97 3/4/2008 Outperform NS $26.20 +6.92% -15.46% +22.38
TrackJimCramer < 20 2/7/2008 Underperform 3W $28.01 -0.37% -1.81% -1.44 3/29/2008 @ $27.91
TrackStanfordRes 85.54 1/31/2008 Outperform NS $31.67 -7.67% +13.49% -21.15 9/25/2007 @ $29.24
TrackDADavidson 68.73 1/23/2008 Outperform NS $30.26 -7.44% -12.07% +4.64
TrackWhitman < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 1 Comment
TrackDodgeCox 90.73 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 2 Comments
TrackBRogers 97.70 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 4 Comments
TrackRonBaron 59.71 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 1 Comment
TrackEveillard 93.31 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 1 Comment
TrackBrandes < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 2 Comments
TrackNWQ < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.64 -8.05% -24.59% +16.54 9/30/2008 @ $26.33 2 Comments
TrackSoros 82.58 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 1 Comment
TrackVanDenBerg 81.67 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 6 Comments
TrackDreman 93.64 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.84 -7.45% -23.98% +16.54 9/30/2008 @ $26.69 2 Comments
TrackMuhlenkamp 24.42 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 6 Comments
TrackDavidTepper 87.05 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.64 -40.46% -49.18% +8.72 2/26/2009 @ $17.05 4 Comments
TrackRichPzena 38.72 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 2 Comments
TrackHAndW 80.22 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80 3 Comments
TrackSherman < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $29.25 +21.24% -4.17% +25.41 12/31/2007 @ $35.46 1 Comment
TrackEinhorn 99.40 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $28.84 -29.85% -41.58% +11.73 11/28/2008 @ $20.23 3 Comments
TrackGaryBSmith 74.46 9/28/2007 Outperform 3W $28.17 -0.58% -26.38% +25.80
TrackDeutscheSec 89.68 9/6/2007 Outperform NS $27.31 +2.55% -23.71% +26.27
Track2007Wired40 93.34 3/27/2007 Outperform 1Y $26.33 +6.37% -20.65% +27.03
TrackMichaelSivy 91.90 3/20/2007 Outperform 1Y $26.28 +6.60% -19.59% +26.19
TrackSusquehanna 74.67 2/8/2007 Outperform NS $27.69 +1.16% -21.43% +22.59
TrackBofASec 94.61 2/2/2007 Outperform NS $29.18 -4.00% -21.37% +17.37
TrackRBCCapMkts 86.33 1/29/2007 Outperform NS $30.20 -5.57% -6.60% +1.03 2/11/2008 @ $28.52
TrackFortune2007 72.54 12/20/2006 Outperform 1Y $28.49 -1.67% -19.90% +18.24
TrackUBS 87.99 12/14/2006 Outperform NS $28.25 -0.84% -20.30% +19.46
TrackAGEdwards 93.04 12/13/2006 Outperform NS $28.01 -0.01% -19.98% +19.98
TrackFBRCapitalM 79.87 12/6/2006 Outperform NS $27.75 -14.91% -30.99% +16.08 7/24/2009 @ $23.61
TrackJHoenig 92.48 11/25/2006 Outperform 3W $28.27 -0.92% -18.94% +18.02
TrackCreditSuiss 93.62 11/20/2006 Outperform NS $27.93 +0.30% -18.85% +19.15
TrackTobinSmith < 20 10/31/2006 Outperform 1Y $27.01 +3.72% -17.41% +21.12
TrackMWRINC 21.92 10/30/2006 Outperform NS $26.89 +4.15% -17.30% +21.44
TrackJimCramer < 20 8/2/2006 Outperform 3W $23.98 +17.28% +4.34% +12.95 2/8/2008 @ $28.12
Track2006Wired40 95.53 6/27/2006 Outperform 1Y $21.64 +29.43% -7.73% +37.16
TrackJimCramer < 20 6/1/2006 Underperform 3W $22.82 +6.49% -0.56% -7.04 8/2/2006 @ $24.30
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/6/2006 Outperform 3W $26.91 -15.20% +0.58% -15.78 6/1/2006 @ $22.82

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