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Thoughts on MSFT (Microsoft)?

Posted on 10/11/12 at 9:53 am

Posted by Powerman

Member since Jan 2004

162190 posts

Posted on 10/11/12 at 9:53 am

I used some funds from a rollover IRA to buy in @ 29.135 today

Everything I've been reading seems to suggest that they have a lot of room for growth.

Now everyone make fun of me

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Posted by Gujam8

Member since Jun 2010

2361 posts

Posted on 10/11/12 at 2:38 pm to Powerman

Win 8 release might give it some traction. Long Term, good buy.

In other tech news, AAPL is at 10% correction from its high.

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Posted by Powerman

Member since Jan 2004

162190 posts

Posted on 10/11/12 at 3:14 pm to Gujam8

AAPL may have gotten some egg on their face over the whole mapgate

And as impressive as the iphone5 sales were, they were short of expectations

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Posted by C

Houston

Member since Dec 2007

27816 posts

Posted on 10/11/12 at 6:15 pm to Powerman

I'd buy some if I weren't banking on amzn at the moment. Maybe 2Q...

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Posted by Powerman

Member since Jan 2004

162190 posts

Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:07 pm to C

I don't know how tempted I would be to invest in a stock with a P/E of almost 300

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Posted by C

Houston

Member since Dec 2007

27816 posts

Posted on 10/11/12 at 10:37 pm to Powerman

Revenue is growing. They are increasing market share. Walmart is having to adapt to protect their position. Amzn has big expenses right now as they build their framework for the future. I do understand your concern but P/E is a single data point in time that doesn't say much. RIM had a 6 just last year.

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