NYSE:MS Predictions
NYSE:MS - Bully or Bearish?
IE8 Prediction: When will Microsoft announce the release of Internet Explorer 8?
[ Predicted ]
After Q1 2009 or never.
(34% chance)
With Firefox 3 under heavy development, MS probably is preparing for their next version of IE. Let's predict when this will happen.
[ Closed ] on 2009-04-01 EDT,
Unanswered
When will Microsoft announce a new XBox360 that bundles with HD-DVD?
[ Predicted ]
After Q3 2008 or never
(77% chance)
There is rumor that MS is working with Toshiba on a new XBox360 that bundles with HD-DVD. This is possibly a move to increase the penetration rate of HD-DVD player, and to counter Sony's move to inclu...
[ Closed ] on 2009-10-01 EDT,
Unanswered
Currently (August 2008) the market share for browsers is : MS IE (72.15%), Firefox (19.73%), Safari (6.37%), Opera (0.74%), Mozilla (0.10%) and other assorted browsers (0.17%). http://marketshare...
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[ Closed ] on 2008-12-31 EST,
1 Ziibos Answered
Cuil (pronounced "cool", according to the creators) is a search engine that organizes web pages by content and displays relatively long entries along with thumbnail pictures for many results. It claims...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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When will Microsoft integrate Powerset semantic search into Live Search?
[ Predicted ]
after Q4 2008 or never
(61% chance)
Looks like Microsoft is taking a completely different approach in expanding its web search after the failed attempt to acquire Yahoo. This time Microsoft decides to get the next hot thing in the compu...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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Will you subsribe to Microsoft Equipt (3 Office & OneCare) for $70/yr in 2008?
[ Predicted ]
No, won't subscribe to Equipt
(87% chance)
Microsoft just announce the to-be-released Microsoft Equipt which should be on the shelf by mid-July. Equipt will include 3 Microsoft Office and OneCare licenses (plus all the other not so useful soft...
[ Closed ] on 2008-08-02 EDT,
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It is not a rumor this time. Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6b in cash and shares. Yahoo has been struggling in recent years to compete with Google, which has also...
[ Scored ] on 2008-07-08 EDT
Will Microsoft extend the Jun 30, 07 deadline for OEM to sell Win XP Computer?
[ End Result ]
It did not happen
Because Windows Vista weren't selling since its release in early 2007. Computer OEMs had a hard time selling PC with Vista. So they requested Microsoft to extend the deadline for selling XP machine t...
[ Scored ] on 2008-07-08 EDT
Now the deal with Yahoo is temporary over. Baidu, the Chinese Google, seems to be the best prey of Microsoft. Comparing Yahoo and Baidu, MS would see least overlapping products and markets with Baidu. ...
[ Scored ] on 2008-07-03 EDT
Microsoft on May 21 is launching its latest attempt to make a dent in Google's dominant market share in search and raise its currently single-digit percentage of search queries: Live Search cashback - ...
[ Closed ] on 2008-09-01 EDT,
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Fortune is reporting (http://bigtech.bl... that Microsoft may be eyeing the iPhone as a potential outlet for their software, including Office applications and voice control for Apple's iPhone.
"It's...
[ Scored ] on 2008-06-02 EDT
Will China force Yahoo to sell its stake in Alibaba due to the Micrsoft buy out?
[ End Result ]
Yes, MS won't get Alibaba
http://blogs.zdnet...
One of Yahoo's best arguments for getting Microsoft to raise its offer to acquire the company - the portal's stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba - is in jeopardy courtesy o...
[ Scored ] on 2008-05-08 EDT
Today, Yahoo filed a presentation detailing its three-year financial plan that management gave to its board of directors in December, before Microsoft's unsolicited bid. Its rosy Three-Year Plan: incr...
[ Closed ] on 2008-05-18 EDT,
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Will you start using Google Apps Offline instead of MS Office in Q2 2008?
[ Predicted ]
No, stick with MS Office
(74% chance)
http://www.technew...
Google Latest News about Google announced Monday it plans to take its Google Docs word processing application into unchartered territory -- offline. "We've taken another small st...
[ Closed ] on 2008-05-01 EDT,
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