[quote name='captaincold']So you own Microsoft stock? Didn't it close at around $25 today?
If so, you mean to tell me the 4 billion that the Xbox venture has lost never factored into the value of the stock?
It may have not factored into your mind but according to your own quote "They scrapped those games for one simple reason, they didn't think they would make money" microsoft as a company sure noticed!!![/QUOTE]
I don't check individual stock prices daily. I'm invested for 30 years worth of ups and downs not 30 days.
Here are some facts for you.
Current Microsoft Market Capitalization: $273,500,000,000
Annual Revenues: $39,700,000,000
Current Cash Flow from Operations: $16,100,000,000
Free Cashflow: $11,350,000,000
Current Balance Sheet: $37,750,000,000 cash reserves
Total Debt: $0
Total Debt/Equity Ratio: 0
Let's pro-rate that out over 4 years and say there's been growth in all sectors.
$140,000,000,000 in revenues. Roughly $60,000,000,000 in cash flow. Zero debt.
So let's see. What has the Xbox changed. Certainly not their revenues. They're estimated to lose $160 million this quarter on the division (Which includes more than Xbox.) so currently the quarterly loss will subtract 1% from annual cash flow from operations.
OMG, I'm losing sleep.
Find me a better way to enter a market that will expand to $58 billion in 2-3 years than Microsoft has. Nintendo's approach? Sega's approach? This project isn't going to be measured in a 5 year span but a 20 year span. Your day trading mentality doesn't comprehend that.