Microsoft's Next Move Gives Shareholders the Shivers
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Microsoft shareholders have grown increasingly concerned that a deal with Yahoo will cut into earnings.
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Microsoft Corp. , whose shares  have fallen nearly 20 percent since its last quarterly report,  will seek to assure investors this week that it is programmed  for growth in its 2007 business year.
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BELLEVUE, Wash.  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  shareholders cleared the way on Tuesday for the world's largest  software maker to pay out the largest corporate dividend ever  next month and welcomed news of a blockbuster first day of  sales for its video game "Halo 2."
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While security experts applaud Microsoft&#39;s recently released Service Pack 2, some companies that distribute their software over the Web are watching the product&#39;s introduction with dread and suspicion.
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PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA -- Microsoft may make more large acquisitions than it has done historically and become a more distributed company as opposed to moving key employees to its Redmond, Washington, headquarters, Chief Financial Officer John Connors said
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Investors might want to wait a while as this company digests its large acquisition.
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Microsoft is on the move again. As it has in the past, the software giant is trying to elbow aside rivals who have pioneered new markets.
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Software maker has its eye on consumers who might be ready to make the switch from Windows.
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The enterprise software company is again the subject of takeover rumors.
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Investors reacted to a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report that raised worries about the software makerâs ability to cope with tougher competition and a slowing U.S. economy.
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BELLEVUE, Wash.  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  shareholders on Tuesday approved changes to its stock-based  employee compensation plans that would maintain the value of  stock options and awards, allowing the software giant to go  forward with a planned $3-per-share special dividend.
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A strategic update on the software giant's business is due Thursday, but analysts aren't expecting a repeat ofv surprises dished up last year.
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More large acquisitions may be in the software giant's future.
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The software maker is moving along -- but not enough to get investors excited.
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Concerns about a spending slowdown continue to make IT investors nervous.
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Microsoft Corp. is facing growing pressure from open-source software across every segment of its businessâa competitive threat that could have significant consequences for its financial future going forward
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Microsoft's overture toward Facebook may be a prelude to an IPO.