What Microsoft's Office Price Increase Means for Investors

The Motley Fool2021-08-23

Key Points Microsoft is raising prices for business and enterprise customers. The price increase should add revenue without causing customer churn. The biggest benefit could be to Microsoft's bottom ...

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PorkChopRice
2021-08-23
PorkChopRice
Buy buy buy, the$Microsoft(MSFT)$ shares, not office 365 [得意] [得意] [得意]
Grit100
2021-08-23
Grit100
Like n comment pls. Thx
- GabrielGOLD:
  Done
- Grit100:
  .
AppleMango
2021-08-23
AppleMango
Pls like
erichosk
2021-08-23
erichosk
This is inflation.
- erichosk:
  yup
- SiewLooiWan:
  sure
jazinfinity
2021-08-23
jazinfinity
Microsoft for the win!

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