Microsoft To dump 75 BILLION in cash

[Train]

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32 billion will be dumped directly to investors now, and the regular yearly dividends will double, totaling 75 billion in cash paid out to investors over the next 4 years.

Microsoft's two biggest share holders, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, will get 3.3B and 1.2B respectively. Gates yearly income will increase by 180 Million, most of his money now goes to his charity foundation.

 

[Atomicus]

Which brings us to the question: Why do people view MS as an evil company?

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
Which brings us to the question: Why do people view MS as an evil company?

havent you heard? all corporations are evil.

 

[Kibbo]

This is a good sign for Microsoft haters.

It means that the company doesn't think that that money can be used more effectively to increase the growth of the company.

Microsoft has Jumped the Shark.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
Which brings us to the question: Why do people view MS as an evil company?

Because they're huge, successful, and rich. Kind of like the US.

 

[Atomicus]

Go Gates go! I think he has a future in politics

 

[freegeeks]

woohoooo

I have some Microsoft stock

 

[rchiu]

Originally posted by: Train
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32 billion will be dumped directly to investors now, and the regular yearly dividends will double, totaling 75 billion in cash paid out to investors over the next 4 years.

Microsoft's two biggest share holders, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, will get 3.3B and 1.2B respectively. Gates yearly income will increase by 180 Million, most of his money now goes to his charity foundation.

Oh and thanks to Bush, instead of paying 38% on those dividend income, Bill Gate will be paying 15%. (If Bush had his way, Bill would have paid 0% on that 180 mil) Yeap, he really needed the extra cash.

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: Kibbo
This is a good sign for Microsoft haters.

It means that the company doesn't think that that money can be used more effectively to increase the growth of the company.

Microsoft has Jumped the Shark.

should have read the articles;

DiDio pointed out that, based on company profits, Microsoft can easily recover the dividends and other payouts. "If they are taking out only 25 percent of the coffers in any given year, they can make that back in a year and not adversely impact the bottom line," she said.
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Microsoft, which generates about $1 billion in cash per month, said that despite the payout, it would still have enough funds for research and acquisitions.

 

[Zedtom]

If you want to get in on this, the stockholders of record on November 7, 2004 will be in on the payout. The bad news is that it will be around 3 dollars a share.

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: rchiu

Originally posted by: Train
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32 billion will be dumped directly to investors now, and the regular yearly dividends will double, totaling 75 billion in cash paid out to investors over the next 4 years.

Microsoft's two biggest share holders, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, will get 3.3B and 1.2B respectively. Gates yearly income will increase by 180 Million, most of his money now goes to his charity foundation.

Oh and thanks to Bush, instead of paying 38% on those dividend income, Bill Gate will be paying 15%. (If Bush had his way, Bill would have paid 0% on that 180 mil) Yeap, he really needed the extra cash.

Its Bill Gates' money.. not the governments. If Gates loses 3 billion dollars, does the government reimbuse him 15%?

 

[JHutch]

Well, kinda... If you have a 3 billion dollar loss on a stock sale, you get to write that off on your taxes.

Actually, I'm not sure how much you are allowed to write off on your taxes, there may be an upper limit.

JHutch

 

[rchiu]

Originally posted by: JHutch
Well, kinda... If you have a 3 billion dollar loss on a stock sale, you get to write that off on your taxes.

Actually, I'm not sure how much you are allowed to write off on your taxes, there may be an upper limit.

JHutch

Exactly. For person stock losses, you get to write off max. of 3000/per year on your capital gain in the future. For company losses, you have to read a book to know all the different ways a company can write those losses off and avoid paying taxes in the future.

 

[mavs55]

good news for me

 

[LordMagnusKain]

It means that the company doesn't think that that money can be used more effectively to increase the growth of the company.

I means that they are smart enough to avoid becoming a conglomerate.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
Go Gates go! I think he has a future in politics

What? Another liberal that would give money to the poor? no way!

 

[preslove]

Sounds like some higher ups want to increase the price per share and sell off alot stock options to make a bunch of cash.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: rchiu

Originally posted by: Train
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32 billion will be dumped directly to investors now, and the regular yearly dividends will double, totaling 75 billion in cash paid out to investors over the next 4 years.

Microsoft's two biggest share holders, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, will get 3.3B and 1.2B respectively. Gates yearly income will increase by 180 Million, most of his money now goes to his charity foundation.

Oh and thanks to Bush, instead of paying 38% on those dividend income, Bill Gate will be paying 15%. (If Bush had his way, Bill would have paid 0% on that 180 mil) Yeap, he really needed the extra cash.

Gates has already stated all proceeds from the dividends will being going into his nonprofit. That means that charity organization will be getting more money.

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: Zedtom
If you want to get in on this, the stockholders of record on November 7, 2004 will be in on the payout. The bad news is that it will be around 3 dollars a share.

Bad news????!!! Are you serious????? You are calling a $3 per share dividend bad news???!!! Good lord! I have 400 shares and am THRILLED beyond words at $3 per share. I'm actually considering buying more!

 

[Hugenstein]

Umm a $3 a share dividend will = a $3 a share drop in the stock price(roughly). Unless for some wacky reason people think that MS giving all that money to shareholders will increase the value of the company somehow.

Stock buyback = higher earnings per share = higher share price
Dividend = loss in value of company = loss in value of stock price

 

[RabidMongoose]

They should have just bought Canada instead!

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: XZeroII

Originally posted by: Zedtom
If you want to get in on this, the stockholders of record on November 7, 2004 will be in on the payout. The bad news is that it will be around 3 dollars a share.

Bad news????!!! Are you serious????? You are calling a $3 per share dividend bad news???!!! Good lord! I have 400 shares and am THRILLED beyond words at $3 per share. I'm actually considering buying more!

Wow, $1200, big thrill.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: XZeroII

Originally posted by: Zedtom
If you want to get in on this, the stockholders of record on November 7, 2004 will be in on the payout. The bad news is that it will be around 3 dollars a share.

Bad news????!!! Are you serious????? You are calling a $3 per share dividend bad news???!!! Good lord! I have 400 shares and am THRILLED beyond words at $3 per share. I'm actually considering buying more!

Wow, $1200, big thrill.

Not a bad return if you ask me.

 

[rchiu]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: rchiu

Originally posted by: Train
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32 billion will be dumped directly to investors now, and the regular yearly dividends will double, totaling 75 billion in cash paid out to investors over the next 4 years.

Microsoft's two biggest share holders, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, will get 3.3B and 1.2B respectively. Gates yearly income will increase by 180 Million, most of his money now goes to his charity foundation.

Oh and thanks to Bush, instead of paying 38% on those dividend income, Bill Gate will be paying 15%. (If Bush had his way, Bill would have paid 0% on that 180 mil) Yeap, he really needed the extra cash.

Gates has already stated all proceeds from the dividends will being going into his nonprofit. That means that charity organization will be getting more money.

Oh yeah, I am sure Bush had that idea in mind when he decided to hand the ultra rich some tax free dividend money......they will all give those to charity......

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: rchiu

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: rchiu

Originally posted by: Train
Article 1
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32 billion will be dumped directly to investors now, and the regular yearly dividends will double, totaling 75 billion in cash paid out to investors over the next 4 years.

Microsoft's two biggest share holders, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, will get 3.3B and 1.2B respectively. Gates yearly income will increase by 180 Million, most of his money now goes to his charity foundation.

Oh and thanks to Bush, instead of paying 38% on those dividend income, Bill Gate will be paying 15%. (If Bush had his way, Bill would have paid 0% on that 180 mil) Yeap, he really needed the extra cash.

Gates has already stated all proceeds from the dividends will being going into his nonprofit. That means that charity organization will be getting more money.

Oh yeah, I am sure Bush had that idea in mind when he decided to hand the ultra rich some tax free dividend money......they will all give those to charity......

Many do.