About Stocks: Investing in Chinese Stocks Becoming Easier
 | from Ken Little
Like it or hate it (as either a software provider or an investment), Microsoft remains a force to be reckoned with in both roles. As a business, no large company can claim the market share that it owns with its Windows/Vista operating systems and its suite of office programs. As an investment, the stock, like all mainstream technology companies, has alternately been a winner and a ho-hummer. Founder Bill Gates' retirement (July 1, 2008) will change Microsoft, but probably not much. Big challenges facing Microsoft include Google, Apple and the growing trend to Web-based applications, which could replace its cash-cow software upgrades.
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