Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 16.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 27.16%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $3.42 trillion. Buying $1000 In MSFT: If an investor had bought $1000 of MSFT stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $11,028.48 today based on a price of $459.80 for MSFT at the time of writing. Microsoft’s Performance Over Last 10 YearsFinally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cas…