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by joshuaheard 4686 days ago
Agreed, it fails to take into account the Clinton DOJ anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft which basically popped the dotcom stock bubble. The stock has remained flat then grown steadily since. The article also fails to mention the growth of annual revenue which has raised steadily and has tripled under Balmer's watch.

At the moment, Microsoft stock pays a 3% stock dividend which is a pretty good investment return, so it's less important for the stock to appreciate.