Originally Posted by Houdini

Microsoft isn't a stock that moves a lot. They pay a dividend, which generally keep the stock's growth low, but allows you to accumulate more shares. For the past 7 years or so, the average price is around $25 dollars, which is essentially where it is now. It hasn't been really high since the late 90's, in the 60's, also when they had little competition. You have to believe that in the future, Windows and Office, Microsoft's bread and better, will be at risk. Especially when the free alternative is given out by one of the world's largest companies, Google. In a mutual fund, I wouldn't mind having this stock included for diversification. Would I buy it by itself? No. There are much better opportunities than this one.