A look back in IPO: Microsoft, the software success

 We’re taking a look at the IPOs of tech’s biggest players—firms we call the Big 5. We started with Amazon and Google. Today, we’re taking a look at Microsoft.  Microsoft went public in 1986 for $21 per share, a price that was both higher than what many expected it to command, and a figure that was reportedly higher than Bill Gates had wanted. The firm was… Read More

from Microsoft – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/08/a-look-back-in-ipo-microsoft-the-software-success/?ncid=rss