____/ thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Monday 24 December 2007 13:57 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> It has; a little. But not in line with inflation (well behind it in fact)
>> and only because Microsoft began a buyback program of $100 billion (I sh*t
>> you not). According to the Seattle P-I, Microsoft lost over half of its cash
>> pile in just two years. People don't need to buy new versions of Windows and
>> Office; other Microsoft products are money sinks -- for now, with Google
>> picking up the disruptive trend, leaving Microsoft behind and stealing some
>> of its poison, aka 'employees'.
>
> And that multi-billion dollar stock buyback was on top of a muti-
> billion dollar dividend payout (something they never had to do when
> thy were a 'growth' investment). MS is far from dead, but things
> are not as rosy at One Microsoft Way as they used to be. It means
> less money to dump into new product development, acquisitions, and
> efforts to compete with Linux/OSS.
>
> Linux and OSS remain immune to the pressures that threaten many
> proprietary technologies during times of slow economic growth.
>
> Thad
That's an accurate assessment. A few days ago I pulled some references and
cross-references together at
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/12/23/microsoft-dirty-cashy-secret/ . There's
also one about Novell (which gives its investors a similar illusion):
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/12/24/novell-annual-report-breakdown/
Don't listen what Microsoft agents, shills, and employees tell you. The people
at the top know that they need to cook the books to demonstrate good growth
(or evolve to reach other markets like hardware and advertising).
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