Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Shifts to Cranking Out Products on Much More Calendar-Friendly Timeline

At the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was front and center sharing updates about all kinds of new bells and whistles for its offerings. However, there weren’t any big reveals that knocked the socks off of attendees. 

As ZD Net explains, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

But the fact that Ignite didn’t have just one exciting thing you can point at is a sign that Microsoft itself has moved on from the three-to-five year cycles and got into the swing of continual improvements and additions. Yes, you have to pay a subscription for those; the best version of Office has only been available with a subscription to Office 365 for the last two years anyway and the latest AI-powered features are only continuing that trend.

The fact that there wasn’t a single most exciting, important thing to point at as the ignite headline announcement might actually be the most important thing about Ignite; Microsoft isn’t waiting for a big show or a new financial year to release useful products — customers can have them as soon as they’re ready to start using them. That’s the software as a service model — for everything.

Many of the items on Microsoft’s agenda for the conference have either already been released or announced. It’s just another sign that Microsoft is striving for constant developments and improvement of its products as opposed to the big splashes that make headlines.

Microsoft Corporation shares fell $0.20 (-0.18%) in premarket trading Tuesday. Year-to-date, MSFT has gained 31.26%, versus a 9.26% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.

MSFT currently has a StockNews.com POWR Rating of A (Strong Buy), and is ranked #1 of 69 stocks in the Software – Application category.

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