A BREAK IN THE WEATHER FOR MICROSOFT? NOT FOR LONG

摘要

When Microsoft Corp. warned investors in December that it would miss earnings expectations for the first time in a decade, its shares fell as hard as the rain in Redmond this time of year. But the storm on Wall Street lasted all of three days. In the last month, Microsoft shares have climbed 27%, to $53, even as other tech stocks have suffered. "In the hammering over the last week, who's done well? We have," crows Microsoft CEO Steven A. Ballmer.