Microsoft Considers $10 Billion Dividend

Dreadnougat writes "Microsoft is considering paying out a $10 billion dividend, the largest corporate payout ever. Cynics (ok, anyone reading /.) might note that Bill Gates stands to make $1.18 billion himself off the $1 a share dividend, in comparison to the $95 million he makes in a normal year off the regular 8 cents a share dividend."

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Re:Plofiting over linux's shittiness!

[usotsuki]

IHBT, IHL, HAND, but I have to rebut.

1 It will soon be illegal because of SCO Maybe, maybe not, we don't know that for sure.
2 GPL is anti-capitalist BSD/Linux is a concept where only the kernel is GPL'd. There are systems based on BSD/Linux. Plus there is the NetLSD Project.
3 Its hard to use ...its hard to use what? Oh, you mean it's hard to use. Not any harder than DOS+Windows 3.1.
4 Its unstable Oh, and Windows isn't? I've only had Linux kernel-panic once EVER, and Windows 98SE crashes daily.
5 The software sucks Opinion, not fact.
6 The UI is inconsistent So is Windows'.
7 You have to tipe commands (type) Oh? You haven't run X Window haven't you?
8 It doesn't run Windows programs Oh? (sp?)
9 You cannot buy a computer with Linux I take it you don't look at wal-mart.com.
10 Linux companies are going out of bussiness Not all of them, look at Red Hat. And SCOrdure :
11 RMS is a communist arsehole Maybe this has to do with the GNU userland, but nothing to do with Linux.
12 High total cost of ownership Compared to paying $250 per machine every couple years for a copy of LoseDoze? If you know where to get it you can get it LEGALLY for free or at least well under $100.
13 Too many distros Maybe, but the answer is to stick to one.
14 Un-american Oh foo off!
15 Its not from microsoft That's a Good Thing, you know.
16 Poor security track record Compared to what? Windows gets hax0red more often than Linux. Besides, Hed Rat 8.0 comes with a firewall standard.
17 Anyone and their 14 year old brother can add (buggy) code maybe, but it won't go into the main source tree if it's buggy.
18 Even BeOS was better Opinion, not fact!
19 Eugenia doesn't like it And?
20 It SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you had actually used Linux, you wouldn't have said that.

BTW, you want split pane, use KDE and Konqueror.

Now GoAT!

-uso.