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DirtyP2002 said:

Here is another article, and another opininon.

http://beta.fool.com/et1980/2013/01/13/5-reasons-to-buy-microsoft-now/21511/?source=TheMotleyFool

 

Some of the reasoning there wasn't that great. 

 

For example:

1. increase in future dividend rate -  well, that will cut down on future growth.  A company basically wants to increase dividends when it knows that investing into the company won't provide as good of a return as just giving it away to investors, and is therefore a signal to investors and the markets that future growth won't be as high as it is now.

2. Growth projections-  It lists 14% growth for 2014....... the writer must be stoned. 

3.  The writer lists innovation with the MS Surface.....given the poor sales, the writer must be stoned.

4.  Upcoming Catalyst-  A catalyst is usually identified as a trend either helping or hurting a company ( like more people buying PC's, or growth in techie culture, etc), but lists none of these.  This is bad, as in gaming journalismp level of bad.