[LINK] Microsoft gets away with one

[Ash Nallawalla]

> From: Rachel Polanskis

> On Sat, 14 Sep 2002, Malcolm Miles wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 14 Sep 2002 13:30:39 +1000 (EST), you wrote:
> >
> > >There is something very fishy - thir stock price is continually 
> > >increasing, even after some setback due to the market 
> > >crashes and the events of 2001.
> >
> > I can't see any evidence of its stock price "continually 
> > increasing". Two years ago it was $60.31, a year ago is was $51.17
> > and now it is $47.15.

> I did say "even after some setback due to the market crashes 
> and the events of 2001". 

But a year ago it was higher than it is today, having dipped even lower.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=MSFT&d=c&k=c1&c=MACR,^ixic,^dji&a=v&p=s&t=1
y&l=off&z=m&q=l MSFT is tracking DJ and NASDAQ fairly well.

> The fact is that their stock price is quite strong for a tech company
> compared to many others taking a big hit at the moment.  
> I wonder why this is?

That's like wondering "Why is RHAT so strong when SUN is weaker?"
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?d=c&c=SUN&k=c1&t=1y&s=rhat&a=v&p=s&l=on&z=m&q
=l&y=on&w=on

> You seem to know a lot about Microsoft, Malcolm - you even 
> jump to their defence on a very regular basis!  Just out of 
> the blue, do you work for Microsoft in some capacity?   :)

AFAIK, Malcolm works for a very large customer of Microsoft.  What
exactly is wrong if someone who knows "a lot" about Microsoft writes
something to clarify a misconception?  I prefer that to an uninformed
comment any day.

Ash
(who has no MSFT shares)

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