On Mon, 10 Nov 1997 23:52:14 -0500 (EST), David E. Y. Sarna wrote: >Actually, Bill buys the products from MS, pays for them, and takes a >deduction for what he paid. > So not only does he get a tax deduction he also gets to profit from the sale of the product...what a generous guy, he's certainly not the richest man in the world because he's so altruistic. ...Cheers, ...Norm