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Microsoft Announces Dividend and Stock Buyback Program

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-than-3000-patents-this-fiscal-year dept.

neile writes "Microsoft just announced some of their plans for their large cash reserves. This includes moving to quarterly dividend payments of $0.08 a share (up from $0.16 annually), and a special one-time dividend of $3.00 a share in December. The Board of Directors also approved a four-year, $30 billion, stock buyback plan."

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  1. Does this mean.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I get a refund to the full retail value of the malware that was preinstalled on my notebook?

  2. hopes dashed by kippy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Crap, I was hoping for a Mars mission.

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    1. Re:hopes dashed by LordSah · · Score: 2, Funny

      That would be so damned cool. Imagine the Slashdot responses...

      "Microsoft didn't have that idea first. They are just copying NASA. Embrace and extend, eh?"

      "They'll probably build the Mars rocket using their own 'standards' instead of open ones."

      "A morally defunct company announces a morally defunct Mars mission."

      "The rocket won't run Linux."

  3. seven businesses? by hostyle · · Score: 4, Funny

    "... and all seven of our businesses are growing," said Steve Ballmer

    Seven businesses? Can anyone enlighten me on this? OS, Software, Xbox, MSN, selling hotmail addresses to spammers?

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    1. Re:seven businesses? by JamesP · · Score: 2, Funny

      You forgot AdTI and SCO...

      Oh, wait...

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  4. Re:Outstanding by pilgrim23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I used to have Microsoft stock, but one day I opened my portfolio and all the certificates had turned blue with incomprehensible writing on them. When I called my broker he assured me everything was all right, it was all a part of doing business and that I should put the stocks back in my old shoe where I stored them. So...I rebooted...

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  5. Why not.... by carlos_benj · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, why don't they pay out that promised money for forwarding all those emails to Bill could test that email tracking software? I mean, I musta sent that thing to several hundred people expecting to reap big cash rewards and I haven't even seen a dime!

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  6. Re:Outstanding by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That wouldn't be very ethical :(

  7. Re:Outstanding by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, there are mutual funds dedicated to investing in socially conscious/socially responsible corporations.

    Can they be sold short?