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He said he won't buy MSFT b/c he's close with Gates. If he bought and they announced a share buyback / dividend, people would wonder if he heard something from
by chernevik 15y ago
He said he won't buy MSFT b/c he's close with Gates. If he bought and they announced a share buyback / dividend, people would wonder if he heard something from Gates. He sees no point in running that risk.
Not a MSFT fan myself but I have to regard Buffett's frienship with Gates as a pretty strong endorsement of him as a businessman.
- bostonpete 15y ago> I have to regard Buffett's frienship with Gates as a pretty strong endorsement of him as a businessman. I would have assumed it had more to do with endorsing him as a philanthropist...