As some of you may know, I own Microsoft Corporation (MSFT). I’ve discussed my position before. It’s been a tough ride with this one. And I’m sure I’m not alone in terms of such opinion.

Microsoft has a reputation for being a frustrating stock. It looks like a value; it seems as if it should be trading higher. But as soon as you purchase the shares, they oftentimes disappoint. At least, that’s been my experience.

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Is Microsoft’s Price Action Encouraging? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So, I’m sitting here in front of my screen, watching the market action. Kind of a boring day, at least for my portfolio. In particular, one of my holdings, Microsoft (MSFT), is acting in a very boring manner. I was hoping to see some interest on the part of Wall Street in that name today following the stock’s recent weakness, but alas, there is none to be had. At the time of this writing, shares are down fractionally to $27.15.

Investors have been digesting the news concerning the deal between the maker of Windows and Nokia (NOK). The plan is to generate some competition in the smartphone business. Success with this initiative would be nice for shareholders of both companies.

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Microsoft: Should I Add To My Position? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When Stephen Elop became CEO of Nokia (NOK), there was some optimism. Would this outsider – who was a former executive at Microsoft (MSFT) – shock the slumbering organization into action? Well, based on the stock price over the past week, the answer is “no.”

It seems that Elop is trying to remake Nokia into, well, Microsoft. True, Microsoft is a great company – but it is certainly not a model of renewal. And the company is desperate to get a big deal in the mobile space.

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Nokia Focuses on Microsoft originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is probably one of the most interesting stories of the Internet revolution. Microsoft (MSFT) jumped out the starting gate with its Windows operating system and took the world by storm. Then for some unknown reason, Microsoft missed the entire search engine revolution and Google (GOOG) raced to first place. Now Microsoft has again missed the next leg — the iPhone and iPad revolution, and Apple (AAPL) holds first place in this segment.

Nokia (NOK) was a pioneer in the smartphone revolution, but with Apple’s drive to the top, Nokia lost its momentum. Once Nokia had 50% of the handset market. Now that share has fallen to just 29%. It’s hard to believe but Microsoft has only 2% of the global phone software market.

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Microsoft and Nokia Join to Build a New Smartphone originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Amazon.com (AMZN) is launching a bulk email sending service aimed at businesses and developers. The goal is to expand its Web server services.

Amazon already has huge servers. The new email service is a way to gain added revenue. The service is called Amazon Simple Email Service (SES). The program offers a free usage tier, after which customers pay 10 cents per thousand email messages sent.

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Amazon to Launch Bulk Email Service for Business originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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