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Re:Microsoft Shares Soar to Record on Earnings Boost From Cloud by ethbro on Friday October 21, 2016 @12:35PM (#12761866)
I'm assuming this was said because people tend to be afraid of growth (eg Uber eating taxis).

But there's something to be said for being scared of companies that have already grown and are stable too. Or at least wary.

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Re:Microsoft Shares Soar to Record on Earnings Boost From Cloud by tim333 on Friday October 21, 2016 @01:13PM (#12762352)
Microsoft in the old days used to drive a lot of competitors out of business.
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Re:Microsoft Shares Soar to Record on Earnings Boost From Cloud by ethbro on Saturday October 22, 2016 @12:22PM (#12769285)
That was part of my point. If you're a 600 pound gorilla, then you don't always need finesse to beat a hundred pound competitor.
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