Sheu Abiodun Mojeed
Liberty University
Microsoft recorded a high share of common stock in 2011 and experienced a drastic decrease in 2012 that gradually began to climb in 2013. The economic outlook of Microsoft Corporation’s economic outlook is evident in the strategy that the organization applied in response to the financial crisis of 2009. MC demonstrated that the corporation is a global software innovator from 2010 after the global financial crisis in 2009 which affect the company earnings.
Microsoft improved their strategy using the law of demand and supply. They increased high value on productivity at the lowest cost for the consumer in order to boost its net income. This strategy motivated many companies and schools to partner with Microsoft Corporation for adequate customer service for their consumers. Liberty University partnered with Microsoft Corporation to ensure their students received the lowest price possible on Microsoft corporation products. Microsoft Corporation is a good investment for both long-term and short-term investors looking at it from the model point of view.
“Microsoft has made an undisclosed investment in CommVault Systems Inc., a privately …show more content…
held vendor of storage-management software. It 's part of a $25 million fourth round of financing for CommVault that includes Van Wagoner Finds Inc. and Brocade Communications Systems president and CEO Greg Reyes.”( Ricadela, A 2000 p. 38) The company has extended their tactics from software to hardware and consumers are confident in Microsoft corporation products.
Microsoft products are used widely throughout the world with little or few competitors. The corporation can almost be considered a monopoly within its market. When considering its Net income, Microsoft Corporation has demonstrated a high increase in net income since the global financial crisis from 2009 to 2013. The company’s net income increased from approximately 17% to 25% respectively, and the Stockholders ' equity increased from $39,558 million in 2009 to $78,944 million in 2013 approximately 100% within four fiscal years. This has increased the number of investors for the company and will likely bring high return on
investments.
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