__/ [ alt ] on Wednesday 16 May 2007 03:10 \__
> On Mon, 14 May 2007 22:04:56 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Software Notebook: Microsoft's cash pile isn't what it used to be
>>
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>> | But Microsoft has taken a series of steps to reduce its cash | balance.
>> Specifically, by Microsoft's count, the company has | paid out nearly $100
>> billion through dividends and repurchasing | its own stock in the past
>> five years. `----
>>
>> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/309852_software02.html
>
> I wonder how many shares belonging to high-level Microsoft executives
> were purchased in this manner.
According to:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/309852_software02.html
over half of the company's cash reserves have been emptied in just the past 2
years.
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