Microsoft Stock is a BUY

Yep, Microsoft is surely the leading Global IT company but further it has changed the gears. Microsoft is rapidly changing their business modal.
Microsoft is aggresively trying to be the leader in SaaS(Software as a Service) domain too.
Recently Microsoft has started involving third-party developers at many fronts. It has made source code of many products available to particular audiences.

Recently, at Game Developers' Conference 2008 in Saf Fransisco, Microsoft announced that independent third-party Game Developers will be able to develop games for XBox, Zune, Windows platforms and also sell them on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The developers will be able to submit their games on http://creators.xna.com web site and get it reviewed by peers. So, that's awesome!
Well, the point is Microsoft has changed gears and will be happening in IT further.

According to a recent news, Microsoft has seen increase in revenue from outside USA. A huge portion of their revenue is generated of USA and that makes it very stable economic modal in even bad times.

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