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> I still think someone or some group should buy Microsoft outright, halt all R&D and get a nice 20-30% per year in dividends for the next 10-20 years until it
by chollida1 18y ago
> I still think someone or some group should buy Microsoft outright, halt all R&D and get a nice 20-30% per year in dividends for the next 10-20 years until it dies. (similar idea)
And what happens to the employee's who get part of their pay based on stock grants? How motivated would you be to work there knowing that you will be out of a job when the owners have milked you for all you are worth, and cut back on all the fun parts of your work to keep their dividends up.
This is a neat thought exercise but would be a complete non starter in the real world.
- helveticaman 18y agoWhat if they paid you in a different way?
- chollida1 18y agoThen you still have the thought that your job won't be around long term, that you aren't building something that will last forever, that all you would be doing is maintenance on the existing releases as now that R & D is no longer, no new versions will go out. Remember that any code writing is considered to be R & D for tax purposes (SRED), etc, etc. It would be a pretty demoralizing job.
- tocomment 18y agoWelcome to the corporate world, my friend.