So I bought Stocks in Microsoft today,I now have good reason to care about sales

Ive been meaning to invest for a while, ive saved up a lot of money and now with the economy doing good again ive decided to buy shares in Microsoft.. I know this might come as suprise to many on here because most of my posts are pro PS3 and i do even admit even though i own both consoles I am a PS3 fanboy..

But.. even though im a PS3 fanboy, from a investment perspective Microsoft is the better company to invest in. They pretty much have a monopoly in the PC OS business, they make tons and tons of xbox live and member fees, the 360 does have the higher attach rate and 360 owners are loyal and pretty much buy anything 360 related.

Its kind of funny because when people on here talk about sales, someone usually says something like "why care about sales, your a gamer not a shareholder" well now im both lol, im a gamer AND a shareholder in Microsoft as of today.

I must admit, its going to be strange when NPD comes out every month now because the PS3 side of me will want PS3 to outsell the 360 but on the other hand i would like 360 to sell the most since i now have a vested interest lol.

some how I'm not buying what ur sellin

some how I'm not buying what ur sellin

chikenfriedrice

Fact #1:Sony is a caring company, none of their products cost money you can pick all of them up for free.

Fact #2:Cows are knowledgable and unguilable savvy consumers they do not buy bull, they do not buy any thing unless is wonderfully well made and costs the right amount.

Fact #1:Sony is a caring company, none of their products cost money you can pick all of them up for free.

Fact #2:Cows are knowledgable and unguilable savvy consumers they do not buy bull, they do not buy any thing unless is wonderfully well made and costs the right amount.

WilliamRLBaker

you do realize Microsoft is more than just the Xbox 360 right?

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

Fact #1:Sony is a caring company, none of their products cost money you can pick all of them up for free.

Fact #2:Cows are knowledgable and unguilable savvy consumers they do not buy bull, they do not buy any thing unless is wonderfully well made and costs the right amount.

Kennysolidsnake

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"]

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

Fact #1:Sony is a caring company, none of their products cost money you can pick all of them up for free.

Fact #2:Cows are knowledgable and unguilable savvy consumers they do not buy bull, they do not buy any thing unless is wonderfully well made and costs the right amount.

Chutebox

a cow trying to bank on M$'s success? LMAO

well, if you can't beat em....join em and help them out i guess...lol

[QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

some how I'm not buying what ur sellin

Kennysolidsnake

well hopefully u will get enough money back to purchase that $99 WiFi adapter

Shoulda went with nintendo. As soon as they incorporate Wii Fit into a custom OS, MS are finished.

a cow trying to bank on M$'s success? LMAO

well, if you can't beat em....join em and help them out i guess...lol

CDUB316

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"][QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

some how I'm not buying what ur sellin

chikenfriedrice

well hopefully u will get enough money back to purchase that $99 WiFi adapter

Er, nice...

[QUOTE="CDUB316"]

a cow trying to bank on M$'s success? LMAO

well, if you can't beat em....join em and help them out i guess...lol

Kennysolidsnake

So ... Cow or Lemming? Please just pick one for me to associate you with. Im confuzzled.

... Sheep?

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"][QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

some how I'm not buying what ur sellin

chikenfriedrice

well hopefully u will get enough money back to purchase that $99 WiFi adapter

[QUOTE="CDUB316"]

a cow trying to bank on M$'s success? LMAO

well, if you can't beat em....join em and help them out i guess...lol

Kennysolidsnake

how much money did you end up investing?

at least you can say that you got stocks before Natal.

oh yeah, what does stocks have to do with gaming again?

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"][QUOTE="CDUB316"]

a cow trying to bank on M$'s success? LMAO

well, if you can't beat em....join em and help them out i guess...lol

CDUB316

how much money did you end up investing?

Personally, I would've invested in Ford if I were you. They've been gaining momentum lately.dk00111

Personally, I would've invested in Ford if I were you. They've been gaining momentum lately.dk00111

I have some money invested in railroads, actually.

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[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"] I know it sounds crazy lol. Like I said NPD will be strange now, if PS3 outsells 360 ill be kind of happy and kind of not since i actually have a vested interest in 360 selling more however my fanboy side will want PS3 to outsell the 360 lol. But aside from the 360, MSFT has great products and is a great companyKennysolidsnake

how much money did you end up investing?

nice

i'm always such a chicken to invest...you never know what's gonna be a hit and what isn't these days

if only i could have invested in nintendo 3 years ago

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"][QUOTE="CDUB316"]

a cow trying to bank on M$'s success? LMAO

well, if you can't beat em....join em and help them out i guess...lol

Stats_

So ... Cow or Lemming? Please just pick one for me to associate you with. Im confuzzled.

... Sheep?

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"][QUOTE="CDUB316"]

how much money did you end up investing?

CDUB316

nice

i'm always such a chicken to invest...you never know what's gonna be a hit and what isn't these days

if only i could have invested in nintendo 3 years ago

LOL You bought a stock in M$? What if you switch sides again?

LOL You bought a stock in M$? What if you switch sides again?

Hathesulacon

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LOL You bought a stock in M$? What if you switch sides again?

Kennysolidsnake

so you don't see the sony wands doing as well as NATAL?

Oh, and you didnt hear it from me but word on the Street is even President Obama has a lot of shares in Microsoft as well and Microsoft and Obama are very close.. President Obama is a very tech friendly and pro tech president, owning shares under Obama would be like owning shares in Exxon under Bush.. cant go wrong. ;)

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"][QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]

LOL You bought a stock in M$? What if you switch sides again?

CDUB316

so you don't see the sony wands doing as well as NATAL?

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"][QUOTE="CDUB316"]

a cow trying to bank on M$'s success? LMAO

well, if you can't beat em....join em and help them out i guess...lol

Stats_

So ... Cow or Lemming? Please just pick one for me to associate you with. Im confuzzled.

... Sheep?

I choose..

Troll!

[QUOTE="CDUB316"]

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"] i will always be a PS3 fanboy as a gamer, but as a investor i go with the better company which is Microsoft.. Sony is losing money currently so not a wise investment, but as a gamer i always prefer the PS3Kennysolidsnake

so you don't see the sony wands doing as well as NATAL?

[QUOTE="CDUB316"]

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"] i will always be a PS3 fanboy as a gamer, but as a investor i go with the better company which is Microsoft.. Sony is losing money currently so not a wise investment, but as a gamer i always prefer the PS3Kennysolidsnake

so you don't see the sony wands doing as well as NATAL?

[QUOTE="Stats_"]

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"] I know it sounds crazy lol. Like I said NPD will be strange now, if PS3 outsells 360 ill be kind of happy and kind of not since i actually have a vested interest in 360 selling more however my fanboy side will want PS3 to outsell the 360 lol. But aside from the 360, MSFT has great products and is a great companyThePRAssassin

So ... Cow or Lemming? Please just pick one for me to associate you with. Im confuzzled.

... Sheep?

I choose..

Troll!

Good choice. I like it.

this is one heck of a joke kennystereointegrity

idk, he's talking pretty legit right now

why do i think you are lying? like pretty much everyone else on this board that claim they have this and that.InfiniteBlak

I have stocks in Heaven. If it's real im gonna be rich, son!

I sincerely doubt that you invested in Microsoft at this exact moment.

This doubt comes from simple business sense. Right now Microsoft shares are trading at 30.48, thats the 3rd highest the stock has been in the last FIVE YEARS. Not only that but the stock has been trending continuously updwards since about April of last year. Simple reason as to why, Windows 7. Now most ppl(especially those who are just investing for the first time) should have done their research and recognize the very basic principle of stocks of "buy low, sell high."

Stocks are all about trends, they fluctuate up and down continuously and barring something exceptional(like a merger or bankkruptcy) stocks almost always have a gradual decline following a continued period of upward movement, like Microsoft's has. This is especially true of blue chip stocks, like microsoft, where they have stable assets and are much less likely to have sudden spikes in either the upwards or downwards direction.

The best thing you can hope for is that Microsoft splits their shares due to the high and basically doubles your investment(not really, but u do get double the number of shares). However the likelihood of them splitting the shares is very unlikely especially considering they did not previously split at their last high of 37.06 back in November 07. In fact the last time they split their shares was back in Janurary of 2003.

Long story short, either you went strongly against conventional buying wisdom and actually did invest in Microsoft or you just made this up.

Fact #1:Sony is a caring company, none of their products cost money you can pick all of them up for free.

Fact #2:Cows are knowledgable and unguilable savvy consumers they do not buy bull, they do not buy any thing unless is wonderfully well made and costs the right amount.

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"] no its true, bought 100 shares today.. Im not fitlthy rich, just money ive saved up over the last year to invest in.. I had about 3 grand saved up so i decided Microsoft is the way to go, very great and well run company.tirralirra

well hopefully u will get enough money back to purchase that $99 WiFi adapter

Fact #1:Sony is a caring company, none of their products cost money you can pick all of them up for free.

Fact #2:Cows are knowledgable and unguilable savvy consumers they do not buy bull, they do not buy any thing unless is wonderfully well made and costs the right amount.

WilliamRLBaker

Lolwut??

If you really did buy Microsoft stocks that was a terrible move on your part. The only way you'll ever get real cash from stocks is when you buy them at their lowest and they rise high.

Microsoft stocks are just too high for them to improve enough to make cash on them.

[QUOTE="tirralirra"][QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

well hopefully u will get enough money back to purchase that $99 WiFi adapter

angelkimne

I'd imagine compatibility is the number one thing people want. Obviously the OS with the most bells and whistles is gonna run slower then a far more streamlined one.

I sincerely doubt that you invested in Microsoft at this exact moment.

This doubt comes from simple business sense. Right now Microsoft shares are trading at 30.48, thats the 3rd highest the stock has been in the last FIVE YEARS. Not only that but the stock has been trending continuously updwards since about April of last year. Simple reason as to why, Windows 7. Now most ppl(especially those who are just investing for the first time) should have done their research and recognize the very basic principle of stocks of "buy low, sell high."

Stocks are all about trends, they fluctuate up and down continuously and barring something exceptional(like a merger or bankkruptcy) stocks almost always have a gradual decline following a continued period of upward movement, like Microsoft's has. This is especially true of blue chip stocks, like microsoft, where they have stable assets and are much less likely to have sudden spikes in either the upwards or downwards direction.

The best thing you can hope for is that Microsoft splits their shares due to the high and basically doubles your investment(not really, but u do get double the number of shares). However the likelihood of them splitting the shares is very unlikely especially considering they did not previously split at their last high of 37.06 back in November 07. In fact the last time they split their shares was back in Janurary of 2003.

Long story short, either you went strongly against conventional buying wisdom and actually did invest in Microsoft or you just made this up.

Inger1

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[QUOTE="tirralirra"] That made me giggle. Currently, I'm hoping Windows will get fased out by Linux so hopefully MS goes down and Apple goes up.Stats_

I'd imagine compatibility is the number one thing people want. Obviously the OS with the most bells and whistles is gonna run slower then a far more streamlined one.