Microsoft (MSFT) has been one of the most successful stocks in market history, rising from a split-adjusted price of about $0.06 per share to its Dec. 15 price of$474.82. That means investors in Microsoft when it went public in 1986 it would have seen incredible gains. Read More: Self-Made Millionaires Suggest 5 Stocks You Should Never Sell Check Out: 6 Safe Accounts Proven To Grow Your Money Up To 13x Faster Despite its successes, for the stock to reach $1,000 per share, it would need to about double f ...