____/ Sinister Midget on Saturday 01 March 2008 16:17 : \____
> On 2008-03-01, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> ____/ Sinister Midget on Saturday 01 March 2008 06:24 : \____
>>
>>> On 2008-02-29, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>>> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:41:55 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [snip]
>>>>
>>>> Why do you keep repeating this lie Roy? Nothing in the article you linked
>>>> to said anything about "debt".
>>>
>>> Then why did you snip this?
>>>
>>> Microsoft says to borrow money for Yahoo deal
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Microsoft Corp said on Monday it may borrow money for the first time
>>> | in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited
>>> | offer for Yahoo Inc.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN0455692920080205
>>>
>>>> Microsoft is *NOT* "approaching" debt. That statement indicates that
>>>> Microsoft is operating at a loss, something which is patently untrue.
>>>
>>> No. It indicates Microsoft is approaching debt. They go into debt when
>>> they /borrow/ money. It's simple economics, really.
>>
>> You are explaining this to a man that said Microsoft had lost $40 billion
>> (in terms of market cap) in a matter of days because investor moved over to
>> YHOO. Jim then caught Erik with his pants down (eek! ugly).
>
> Yeah. That sounded like he might have taken one of MS' Creative
> Accounting courses. You know, the one where you /sell/ 2,000 of
> something and make $60T in the first quarter.
Did you read that recent post about Microsoft spinning executives exodus
as 'promotions' (as in, well... someone has to fill the gap, so hurray!)? I
was absolutely shocked that some journalists slurped it all up.
>> Spinners lie. That's just what they do.
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