No, the first time MS ever paid a dividend was in 2003: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/104643_microsoft17.shtml http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1

No, the first time MS ever paid a dividend was in 2003: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/104643_microsoft17.shtml http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/104643_microsoft17.shtml Not paying a dividend is not unusual in the tech industry.