____/ Rex Ballard on Monday 10 December 2007 18:05 : \____
> While Microsoft issues SEC filings in which they claim 40% increases
> over prior year (compared to XP sales in the previous year)
They are moving money between the 'buckets'. Also mind the fact that huge
buybacks began a year ago.
Last Wednesday ( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/07/open_season_seven/ ),
some of this was discussed. They are just cooking the books.
Don't be fooled by numbers. Even the stagnating Dell reported 'huge' increases,
but the stock fell about 10%. People just assume that companies hide the real
picture, which they do.
Read this:
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.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/309852_software02.html
Remember that Microsoft /sells/ software. No subscription. It hasn't forced
people to 'upgrade' for quite some time and it gives things like Vista away
for a low price (almost nothing), due to GNU/Linux.
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