Perhaps they did in the form of a stock dividend. As far as I can remember,
this is the first significant cash disbursement they have made (other than
the regular dividend).
--
Murray
"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <
[email protected]>
wrote in message Didn't they do a one time dividend a few years baack?...
| Yes. $3 a share - one time dividend.
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| I love Microsoft! 8)
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| Murray
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| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <
[email protected]>
| wrote in message | 3 bucks in dividends?...I anxiously await my 30 bucks then !!...I can
retire
| !!
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| | | Instead of thousands ... think in terms of millions and millions. When
the
| | company pays out the $3.00 per share dividend in December he and Melinda
| | will donate their share to their foundation ... every penny of it ...
| | Billions!
| | Eleanor
| |
| | | | > May be a joke to you guys, but did you know he donated thousands of
new
| | > computers, full software complement, and high speed connections to
rural
| | > libraries so people could become computer literate (which you may take
| | > forgranted) and learn marketable skills. Our library system in eastern
| | > Oregon
| | > was a recipient and patrons' response gratifying.
| | > Aside from giving you a FrontPage discussion group in which to vent.
| | > Just an observation.
| | >
| | >
| | > "Wes" wrote:
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| | >> Yes, It evolved to RICH BASIC.
| | >> | | >> > He programmed himself in Microsoft BASIC, but evolved over the
| years...
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