Microsoft Stock, Yes or no?

I personally feel this is a good time to buy stock in Microsoft. If you work for them then please do not respond. That would not be illegal.

For all others, I would love to hear your impute. Given the Surface pro 4 and its October release date as well as windows 10.

I'm counting down the 6-7 days left. : )

Personally I would invest into Apple, before Microsoft.

bro67 said:

Personally I would invest into Apple, before Microsoft.

many people are saying that but Microsoft's Surface pro 4 flat out makes the MAC pro look weaker. Also...we are all sick of multiple systems for all of our devices. I think Microsoft might be onto something by giving us one system for all. Just a thought. : )

bro67 said:

Personally I would invest into Apple, before Microsoft.

I'm sorry if it sounded like I was shooting you down. Please tell me why you feel Apple would be a better investment?
That was the point of me posting this. This was not meant to be an argument. :)

Just a bit of info for people. The Wall Street Journal has posted an article about the war between Apple and Microsoft. It has caused the S&P to drop greatly. So Many people are unsure.

I have a few shares in MS stock. Hasn't gone up drastically, but it has gone up.

thunderclap said:

I have a few shares in MS stock. Hasn't gone up drastically, but it has gone up.

I would expect it to go up and down over the next 1 -8 months. I think it will shoot up over a few years. Apple is releasing their new Software soon. They still can't beat the upcoming Microsoft tablet and the single platform OS. Or can they? Any info is welcome.

Those people stating that Microsoft's products are better, are paid by Microsoft to market the products for them.

As for Apple being a better investment. Over the long term, their stock has always performed better than Microsoft's. Personally if you are going to gamble with the stock market. Schedule a meeting with an adviser where you live and they can go over the best options.

You really do not want just one stock. You want a package of stocks that will always perform better in the long term. Right now in one of my personal investment accounts, I just have 2 shares of Volkswagen stock that have been performing pretty well. There have been some days that it has lost some. But never so much, that Iose a lot on a bad day.

My other investment account, which is a Deferred Comp through the State of Il. T Rowe has always given good options that constantly perform. Most packages are a mix of tech & non-tech, along with bonds.

Everyone will give you a suggestion of what they believe. I have been around long enough to know that it took Microsoft a long time to gain the trust of investors. Once they both peaked, at that point, investors started to look at other directions to keep their portfolios performing with minimal losses, which really never happens when you gamble in the stock market.

This is from yesterday. Bloody Wednesday Looms for Tech Stocks - MoneyBeat - WSJ The reason for it being called Bloody Wednesday, is because we saw huge losses, just like we are seeing today.

Right now Microsoft shares are at $45.98, up 0.43. Apple is $125.71, up 0.50. Google is $649.01, down 13.23. The Dow is taking a hit of -105.99. These are real time stat's.

Apple just split last June at 7:1. Last time Microsoft split was in 2003, and was the same as they always split at, which is 2:1.

Really1 said:

I would expect it to go up and down over the next 1 -8 months. I think it will shoot up over a few years. Apple is releasing their new Software soon. They still can't beat the upcoming Microsoft tablet and the single platform OS. Or can they? Any info is welcome.

Microsoft is taking a beating this week. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) - Here's Why Microsoft Investors Shouldn't Lose Hope After Seeing Q4 Results | Benzinga

MSFT Stock Quote - Microsoft Corp. Stock Price Today (MSFT:NASDAQ) - MarketWatch

Apple: The Stark Contrast Between iPad And Surface Sales - Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) | Seeking Alpha

Personally I would never gamble on stocks, with a device you can hold in your hand, or an Operating System. The links & posted are going to be the best.

Tablets & phones always take a hit during the Summer. Towards Sept/Oct, they start going back up. You will see a large increase on hardware pretty soon. Because of students going back to College or a University to start their Fall classes.