#6 Microsoft:

Net Income: Gained $9 billion through the period January to September.

Revenue Growth: 1 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011

Stock Performance: Lies in -50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012

Overall Performance: 14 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 8, Revenue Growth: 2, Stock Performance: 4)

The world’s largest software manufacturer had a very eventful 2012. The company launched two of its flagship OSs, Window 8 for PCs and Windows Phone 8 for mobiles. The company also brought out its own brand device like Microsoft Surface tablet and stated that the company will be bringing more of Microsoft branded devices.

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#5 eBay:

Net Income: Gained $1.9 billion through the period January to September.

Revenue Growth: 22 percent growth from Q1 to Q3 in 2012 over Q1 to Q3 in 2011

Stock Performance: Lies above +50 percent category of value index recorded on the first day of trading in 2012

Overall Performance: 17 out of 30 (On 10 point scale; Net Income: 5, Revenue Growth: 3, Stock Performance: 9)

eBay is an American multinational internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. eBay generates revenue from various fees. The eBay fee system is quite complex; there are fees to list a product and fees when the product sells (Final Value Fee), plus several optional adornment fees, all based on various factors and scales.