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Microsoft draws over 3 billion dollars out of Norway yearly. We are many that want this number much, much closer to zero. At it's small steps like this that mak
by tiderpenger 7mo ago
Microsoft draws over 3 billion dollars out of Norway yearly. We are many that want this number much, much closer to zero. At it's small steps like this that makes it possible.
- gizajob 7mo agoYour sovereign wealth fund probably makes 3 billion dollars out of Microsoft yearly.
- kivle 7mo agoThe fund owns about 1.26% of Microsoft (data seems to be for 2025), which according to Gemini is about $37.5b in today's value. Stock value of Microsoft changed about 5.23% over the last year, which comes down to about $1.96b, so you're not far off... https://www.nbim.no/no/investeringene/investeringsoversikt/#/2025-12-31/0/5p1preaqdgbt https://www.nbim.no/no/investeringene/investeringsoversikt/#...
- gizajob 7mo agoWhat about including dividends? The price of MSFT also dropped like a stone recently. But anyway if you guys could stop forcing Microsoft on everybody that would be great.
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- deaux 7mo agoThe US is more than free to dissuade the fund from investing in Microsoft, and I don't think the Norwegian public would mind it being invested elsewhere.
- oever 7mo agoDo you have a reference for that number? It's hard to get numbers on what countries pay to Microsoft. The Dutch parliament has repeatedly asked and has not gotten numbers even though there is a whole agency since 2014 (https://www.digitaleoverheid.nl/overzicht-van-alle-onderwerpen/slm-rijk/slm-mga/ https://www.digitaleoverheid.nl/overzicht-van-alle-onderwerp...) specifically for giving Microsoft preferential treatment in procurement.
- wolvoleo 7mo agoYes but Holland has been governed by the VVD Neoliberals for more than a decade and they have a super hard-on for everything American. I think that will probably change now.
- anonzzzies 7mo agoWe can only hope.