[Am-info] Re: MS & $40 billion of cash

[sturde@az.com]

In <20020426014000.D71AE29B85@lists.essential.org>, on 04/25/02 
   at 09:40 PM, am-info-request@venice.essential.org said:

I wonder about the $40 billion of cash.  I do not think that MS has been
spending money like a sailor on shore leave.  But some of its tactics
lately, seem to me to be more like someone attempting to prevent
hemorrhaging rather than someone rich.  Why else risk the bad press of
muscling school districts?  Probably there is an odd unregistered copy. 
But for the bad press it would make no sense to try to squeeze the last
nickel out of them.  My point is that I wonder how much of the $40 billion
is creative bookkeeping?  I am only speculating, but some of its actions
are odd.

James Sturdevant


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