> -----Original Message----- > From: Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 3:49 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Regarding Java and .NET's incestuous ties, and > Windows' future > > On 5/27/05, Vince Bonfanti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MS's cash reserves have dropped from 60 to 30 billion > because they've > > been giving it their stockholders as dividends, > > To try to stimulate growth because they have none. >
To stimulate growth of the stock price--is that what you mean? Giving money to shareholders as dividends doesn't stimulate revenue growth, but certainly will cause the stock price to rise. > > not because they're losing money > > Thing happen with companies before they start to lose money (as you > know) - they are trying like mad to keep it from happening, > but a stalled stock is often a sign of bad things to come. > And depending on how you look at it, not gaining is losing. > > > (they're not--MS continues to be the most profitable company in the > > history of the world). And don't forget that it took the > Roman Empire > > over 400 years to fall, depending on where you measure its "peak". > > True. They were quite a bit bigger - point is they fell though. > Yes, but if we're all dead by the time Microsoft falls, it won't matter much to us, will it? Vince ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:207919 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
