On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:29:32 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ Sinister Midget on Sunday 17 February 2008 21:02 : \____
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>> On 2008-02-17, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>
>>> Gates owns Cascade Investment LLC. It's not hidden or secret. It's merely
>>> a liability management company. He doesn't control it by Proxy, he
>>> controls it totally. And, he only owns 10% of another investment company
>>> according to the article, which is not "controlling" it.
>>
>> Didn't read the article. No comment on your characterization of the
>> article.
>>
>> But owning 10% of a company can make the owner hold a piece larger
>> than any others, leading to the ability to wield a lot of influence. Or
>> 10% could be equal with one or more others. Or 10% could be just below
>> the largest owner, giving the 10% owner a lot of influence.
>>
>> Whether any of that's the case here isn't known to me. But I wasn't
>> commenting on the article in the first place.
>
> In a court declaration it emerged that Richard Emerson, a Microsoft employee,
> was involved in BayStar's investment in SCO. A BayStar Representative later
> added: "Yes, Microsoft did introduce BayStar to SCO."
That's nice. What does that have to do with the topic?
Nothing? Oh yeah, you're just blowing smoke.
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