[ale] OT: if this won't make you want to puke....

[Steven M. Jasmin]

Thats why the call it a free market people...he deserves his money and has
earned it. If you dont like microsoft for being a huge company with complete
market share you might want to consider moving to Russia or some other
communist/socialist country. I mean seriously for all of the reasons to be
pissed of at microsoft the fact that they are millionaires is at the very
bottom of the list. They earned it and deserve to reap the beneifits of
their work. Hence they call it a free market economy and Bill Gates is one
of the few people who has truly achieved the fabled "American Dream" that
everyone loves to harp on.....


Be pissed of at Microsoft for releasing horrible programs, untested
software, and security holes that you can drive aircraft carriers through,
but do not be pissed at them for achieving the american dream for it is only
your own personal jealousy that shines through in that insult.

Spam me all you want but i firmly stand by my statement.

Steven

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Geoffrey
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:22 PM
To: ALE
Subject: [ale] OT: if this won't make you want to puke....


"Microsoft long had opposed calls from some shareholders to use some of
its cash hoard — now $43.4 billion — to pay a dividend. But Microsoft's
board unanimously decided Thursday to pay a dividend of 8 cents per
share after the stock split, chief financial officer John Connors said."
.
.
"Microsoft chairman Bill Gates (news - web sites), who would own about
1.2 billion shares after the stock split, would receive a dividend of
$99.5 million."

(Which is over 10% of the total dividend payout.)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=528&e=1&cid=528&u=/ap/20030
117/ap_on_hi_te/earns_microsoft

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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
Think about it...

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