Analysts praise mature, slower Microsoft
WinInfo | at | by Mike
As Microsoft announced its plans to transition from the New Economy to the Old Economy with the discontinuation of the most successful stock option plan in corporate history, analysts hailed the move as a huge long-term win for investors. While giving employees actual stock in the company rather than options will cost Microsoft billions of dollars in the short term, it's impossible to measure the positive effects this will have on its workers, and the number of employees the company will now retain. On July 17, Microsoft will divulge exactly how this change will affect previously reported earnings.