Microsoft's Market Value Tops $500 Billion

On Friday Microsoft Corp reached a 17 year milestone as their market capitalization topped $500 billion. The tech giant's stock has consistently seen a rise, most recently in the last quarter exceeding Wall Street's expectations in a major way. 

According to Reuters Microsoft's stock rose as much as "2.1 percent to $65.64, an all-time high, in early trading, valuing the company at $510.37 billion." The company released it's second-quarter results on Thursday exceeding analysts' average estimate for both revenue and profit.