Technology

In today’s rapidly changing and fiercely competitive business landscape, it is essential for investors and industry enthusiasts to thoroughly analyze companies. In this article, we will conduct a comprehensive industry comparison, evaluating Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) against its key competitors in the Software industry. By examining key financial metrics, market position, and growth prospects, we aim to provide valuable insights for investors and shed light on company’s performance within the industry. Microsoft Background Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops). Company P/E P/B P/S ROE EBITDA (in […]

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is currently at $440.25, up $11.75 or 2.74% –Would be highest close since Dec. 17, 2024, when it closed at $454.46 –On pace for largest percent increase since Oct. 25, 2023, when it rose 3.07% –Currently up three of the past five days –Up 4.45% month-to-date –Up 4.45% year-to-date –Down 5.84% from its all-time closing high of $467.56 on July 5, 2024 –Up 9.36% from 52 weeks ago (Jan. 24, 2024), when it closed at $402.56 –Down 5.84% from its 52-week closing high of $467.56 on July 5, 2024 –Up 13.08% from its 52-week closing low of $389.33 on April 30, 2024 –Traded as high as $441.90; highest intraday level since Dec. 20, 2024, when it hit $443.74 –Up 3.13% at today’s intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since May 1, 2024, when it rose as much as 3.18% –Third best performer in the DJIA today –Ninth

Artificial intelligence could speed up permitting procedures for projects like data centers or wind farms, Microsoft President Brad Smith told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “There are so many places today where it takes more time to get a permit to say, construct a wind turbine, than it does to build and construct the wind turbine,” he said, adding that companies “massively need more work to accelerate this.” Smith said Microsoft has around 872 permitting processes in progress globally and there is rarely any doubt that a permit will be issued at the end of them, and some tools are ideal for the job. “What you’re doing is taking a spec and comparing data to it, then a human being has to do all that work and identify where there’s a mismatch,” he said. “But when you just think about that, AI is really quite

Microsoft’s (MSFT) LinkedIn was accused of sharing customers’ private messages without permission in a lawsuit filed late Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges the company disclosed its Premium customers’ private messages to third parties without permission to train artificial intelligence models. The communications included “incredibly sensitive and potentially life altering information about employment, intellectual property, compensation and other personal matters,” the lawsuit said. It added that customers’ data was now permanently embedded in AI systems and that the company had not offered to delete it from existing AI models after giving users an option to opt out of the practice. The lawsuit was filed by a LinkedIn Premium user on behalf of all paying customers.