Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) May Have Some Future Growth

Microsoft has a long way to catch up to Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in terms of cloud, but Microsoft does have the foundation to improve upon their existing service. Amazon will continue to build its operations for the cloud by increasing service capacity, and doing some heavy investing. The point must be reiterated that cloud computing is still new to the tech industry so it may be awhile before any of these companies see huge revenue from this sector.

Final thought

Despite heavy competition from Amazon, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) may have some future growth in cloud computing. Microsoft has some problems in the Windows division, because of the shift away from desktop computing. The key thing, though, is that Microsoft is at least setting up for the future with cloud, and, at least for now, it has a chance to catch up to the big players like Amazon and create great value for its shareholders. I would keep my eye on Microsoft this year and see how well their cloud computing continues to penetrate the market. As mentioned before this cloud sector is huge, estimated in the trillions of dollars in the not-too-distant future.

The article Microsoft May Have Some Future Growth originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Terry Chrisomalis.

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