SAP CEO says hasn't talked with Microsoft on sale
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| Kagermann was responding to a question at a news conference in Boston. Shares
| of SAP had risen in European trade on Monday on speculation that Microsoft
| might make a bid for the company. Officials of both companies had declined to
| comment that day.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN0453667020071204?rpc=44
Moving in the very opposite direction in fact:
SAP unveils Google-inspired software, iPhone program
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| The German company is the world's biggest maker of business management
| software and, while analysts generally praise its broad line of products for
| their deep functionality and analytical abilities, they say they are
| difficult to use.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN0452282620071204?rpc=44
The VP who should be in prison is still selling his shares (Microsoft's
buybacks might make up for it).
Microsoft Div. President Sells Shares
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| A division president at software maker Microsoft Corp. sold 12,500 shares of
| common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and
| Exchange Commission filing Monday.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071204/microsoft_insider_transactions.html?.v=1
Last week:
Microsoft Windows hardware leader takes a ‘vacation’
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| Veteran Softies are dropping like flies lately. The latest Microsoft exec to
| leave is Jawad Khaki, Corporate Vice President of the Windows Hardware
| Ecosystem.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1002
Microsoft’s OEM chief defects to Lenovo
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| While so many of us Microsoft watchers were preoccupied with the hasty
| departure of former Microsfot CIO Stuart Scott, the resignation of the
| company’s OEM chief slipped right by most of us.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=999
Microsoft Division President Sells Stock
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| Microsoft President of Entertainment Robert Bach Sells 20,000 Shares
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071203/microsoft_insider_transactions.html?.v=1
Microsoft Unit President Sells Shares
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| The president of the entertainment division at software provider Microsoft
| Corp. sold 20,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and
| Exchange Commission filing.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071121/microsoft_insider_transactions.html?.v=1
Related:
Microsoft exec dumped stock prior to Red Ring announcement
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| To make matters more murky, the sales were not registered with the Securities
| and Exchange Commission within the mandatory two days of the transaction, a
| result of an alleged "administrative error." Microsoft has since remedied the
| issue by following the "procedures required of late-filers."
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/08/14/microsoft-exec-dumped-stocks-prior-to-red-ring-addresment
Microsoft's Bach sold more stock before Xbox news
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| Microsoft Corp. executive Robbie Bach sold $3 million more in company stock
| during the period leading up to an announcement about a costly flaw in its
| Xbox video game console than previously reported, according to a filing
| Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsofts-bach-sold-additional-stock/story.aspx?guid=%7BBECA3A50-EF33-4161-A111-A43BDC8B0462%7D&siteid=yhoof
Insider Trading Hasn't Affect Microsoft Stock - Yet
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| MarketWatch.com reports that Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's
| Entertainment and Devices division, sold $6.2 million of Microsoft
| stock just prior to announcing that Microsoft was going to have to
| extend XBox 360 warranties to three years because of extensive
| failures. The filings note that this was not part of any
| scheduled diversification or selling program; this was a
| conscious, unscheduled sale by the guy in charge of releasing
| news that could affect the value of Microsoft stock.
|
| [...]
|
| Insider trading is a very serious violation of the law; just
| ask Martha Stewart, who served five months in prison for
| avoiding losses of $43,000 through trades that just had suspicious
| timing (no insider trading was actually proven). This is $6.3
| million that went straight into Robbie Bach's pocket.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070713/40947_id.html?.v=1
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