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This tech giant is running on all cylinders.

One of the greatest inventions of the 20th century has become the world's leading operating system for personal computers.

If stocks shake there funk this company could soar.

Founded by tech pioneers Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows and Office products revolutionized the business of office management.

Microsoft is the definition of a modern day global company, with operations in 190 countries and nearly half of its revenues coming from abroad.

Among the most widely used offerings are its Windows operating system and its suite of Office products, which includes Excel (spreadsheets), PowerPoint (presentations), Word (word processing), and Outlook (e-mail).

The company continues to evolve, with new products and strong financials.

The company is now cranking out cutting-edge products and reversing archaic policies that used to hold it back.

For example, Microsoft moved its Office suite to the "cloud," creating Microsoft Office 365. This allows users to access the software from any web browser in the world. Today, roughly 165 million people use Office 365 every month [between commercial and consumer accounts].

The financial performance has shown marked improvement since CEO Satya Nadella took over four years ago. In 2017, revenues grew 5% to $90 billion and net income was up 26% year over year to $21 billion...

New leadership has ignited revenue growth and massive cash flow build. This trend is early, and we believe Microsoft should be a part of everyone's portfolio.

In short, Microsoft is a dominant company with solid products and strong financials. Those are just a few reasons Austin rates Microsoft a buy today.

Disclosure: I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.