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From the little I know about this kind of stuff this makes a lot of sense... could this let them innovate/take risks more, instead of being tied to stock holder
by andreyf 18y ago
From the little I know about this kind of stuff this makes a lot of sense... could this let them innovate/take risks more, instead of being tied to stock holder's demands of sticking tightly to financial forecasts?
- jcl 18y agoFrom what little I know, I'd expect the opposite. Their war chest is what allowed them to run exploratory divisions at a loss, like the XBox and Zune groups.
- aneesh 18y agoThere will still be a big war chest because: 1) The $40B buyback is over the next 5 years. 2) At least for the next couple years, Windows and Office are still the closest thing in the world to a money printing press.
- netcan 18y agoThey are not running those out of the bank balance. They're running them out of the profits of the profitable businesses, which are still very profitable.