I'm no space expert, but it seems to me that the shuttle must be capable of something that the others are not. Why else would we launch a majority of the world's satellites (including commercial ones) using it?
Not that we have a perfect record, but haven't French rockets blown up several times in the past?
Just because you don't have it, doesn't make it wrong for someone else to. What would you propose, the government arbitrarily take what it deems to be excessive?
Regardless of what you may think of the man, the company, or their business practices, the fact remains that MS made that money and as long as the board approves the payout, the cash he gets from dividends is his to do with as he pleases. If you owned MS stock, the cash would be yours to do with as you pleased.
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I'm no space expert, but it seems to me that the shuttle must be capable of something that the others are not. Why else would we launch a majority of the world's satellites (including commercial ones) using it? Not that we have a perfect record, but haven't French rockets blown up several times in the past?
Nice bashing from someone who prefers to post as AC.
Just because you don't have it, doesn't make it wrong for someone else to. What would you propose, the government arbitrarily take what it deems to be excessive? Regardless of what you may think of the man, the company, or their business practices, the fact remains that MS made that money and as long as the board approves the payout, the cash he gets from dividends is his to do with as he pleases. If you owned MS stock, the cash would be yours to do with as you pleased.