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Discussing a Private Buyout of Microsoft

PatriceVignon writes "Are private buyout companies setting their eyes on Microsoft? The Financial Times claims exactly that in an article called 'Private equity folk could do wonders with Microsoft', as ZDnet reports: 'Consider Microsoft, which has a balance sheet so inefficient that it would make a private equity investor weep ... The new management could take the axe to Microsoft's $6.6bn of wasteful research and development expenditure. The bloated workforce of more than 60,000 could be slashed, to the point where the huge resulting increase in cash flow would at last permit the company to borrow mega-billions.' Business Week, though, begs to differ: 'practically speaking, it's not going to happen,' and quotes Daniel Primack: 'Snakes on a Plane will win a best picture Oscar before Microsoft gets acquired by LBO firms.' What do you think?"

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  1. Re:Memorable Quotes: by Shut+the+fuck+up! · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shut up, faggot.

  2. Developers ! by krell · · Score: -1, Troll

    "'Snakes on a Plane will win a best picture Oscar before Microsoft gets acquired by LBO firms.' What do you think?"

    Anyone would dance like Balmer if you put a dozen fer de lance's in their shorts.

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    Where were you when the voynix came?
  3. Re:SoaP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And neither will your comment.

  4. Re:SoaP by ConsumerOfMany · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...said the man with no karma

  5. Re:Memorable Quotes: by NetRAVEN5000 · · Score: -1, Troll

    You forgot "Fsck your PlayStation, buy an Xbox!"

  6. Re:Come on! 10X Bigger than the Biggest Ever? by ravenshrike · · Score: -1, Troll

    XP was a genuine improvement to the common user. Vista really isn't.