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  • MICROSOFT CORP Profile

    Microsoft's ambitions are anything but small. The world's #1 software company provides a variety of products and services, including its Windows operating systems and Office software suite. The company has expanded into markets such as video game consoles, servers and storage software, and digital music players. Microsoft has reached settlements to end a slew of antitrust investigations and lawsuits, including agreeing to uniformly license its operating systems and allowing manufacturers to include competing software with Windows. In early 2008 the company made an unsolicited bid to acquire Yahoo! for about $44.6 billion; Yahoo!'s board rejected the bid as "inadequate".
    Steven A. Ballmer
    CEO
    1 Microsoft Way

    Redmond, WA 98052-6399

    http://www.microsoft.com

    Phone: 425-882-8080

    Fax: 425-936-7329
    Sector: Technology Industry: Computer Software & Services
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $51,122,000,000 15.4% $14,065,000,000 79,000
  • Key Executives: MSFT

    Name Title Officer Since
    Steven A. Ballmer CEO 1/1/00
    B. Kevin Turner COO -
    Christopher P. Liddell CFO -
    Frank H. Brod Chief Accounting Officer -
    Bradford L. Smith General Counsel -
    William H. Gates, III Founder/Chairman of the Board/Director 1/1/81
    Lisa E. Brummel Divisional Senior VP -
    Dina Dublon Director 3/22/05
  • Top Competitors: MSFT

  • Insider Trends: MSFT

    Sentiment for MSFT is NEGATIVE

    • 0M
    • 2M
    • 4M
    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: MSFT

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/14/08 GATES WILLIAM H III 1 M Planned Sale $29.78 M
    05/14/08 GATES WILLIAM H III 39,200 Sale $1.17 M
    05/14/08 GATES WILLIAM H III 849,595 Sale $25.49 M
  • Ownership Breakdown : MSFT

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 2,300.00
     
    Mutual Fund 5,098.00
    Other Major 20.00
  • Short Interest Volume: MSFT

    Data as of 6/10/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 1.30
    Float 8.08 B
    Short Interest as % of Float 1.10
    Average Daily Volume 70.75 M
    Outstanding Shares 9.31 B