In this series, we suggest worthwhile reading material on a variety of topics, not all of which are directly related to investing.   Is Value Investing Broken? - Gannon on Investing, November 9, 2016.  Geoff Gannon argues that value investing is ...

At the turn of the century, few observers could have possibly foreseen that Microsoft would become a favorite bargain purchase for value investors in 2010. The dot com boom was in the process of peaking and any company even vaguely ...

When Bill Gates promoted Steve Ballmer to the chief executive position at Microsoft over ten years ago, the company was flying high in terms of investor perceptions and had a cutting edge image placing it at the forefront of America's ...

Apple has overtaken Microsoft to claim the number two spot in the ranking of American companies as measured by market capitalization. At $222 billion, Apple only trails Exxon Mobil which has a $279 billion market cap. Microsoft's market capitalization fell ...

Microsoft and Yahoo! entered into a landmark search deal in late July and many observers credited Steve Ballmer with a major strategic victory, particularly given the richer terms of his prior offers to acquire Yahoo! in early 2008. While the ...

The buzz in technology and investment circles over the past few days has centered on analyzing the economic and technological implications of Microsoft's search deal with Yahoo!. While both Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz claim that ...

Even companies with great brands suffer from setbacks from time to time. In Microsoft's case, the release of Windows Vista was met with much criticism from industry critics, developers, and regular end users. In my opinion, much of this criticism ...