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Re: [LUG] 90,000,000

 

On 21/02/11 12:27, Neil Stone wrote:
>
> http://www.windows8update.com/2011/02/09/bill-gates-sells-off-90-million-microsoft-shares/
>  

As noted in the Information Week article, Microsoft shares haven't been
an especially good investment since the heady days of the late 90's, so
it is probably more to do with keeping share holder confidence than
value that has persuaded him to keep so many for so long.

Microsoft are cash rich, so pay regular dividends, and are seen "safe"
by analysts (although I think that might be overstated, since they are
dependent on a relative small number of products for the bulk of their
revenue).

At current trends they'll become predominantly a games company in a few
years, which is probably good news for everyone.


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