Just idle thinking on a Sunday morning ...
A few posts back, it was stated that millions of people own Microsoft shares either directly, or through their pension, mutual funds, or insurance policy. If this is the case, anything that hurts Microsoft will also hurt these millions of people. I wonder if the average person who has a stake in Microsoft's success is aware of their position.
I'm curious about the result of publishing a list of the pensions, mutual funds, and insurance companies who own Microsoft shares along with some graphics depicting the cost of this case to the average person. I once worked for a company who was trying to discourage their workers from joining a union. The company put a bag of groceries, a case of beer, a couple of fishing rods, and some T-shirts in a showcase with a sign above it saying "What your union dues would buy each month", driving home the cost of our pending decision. (The union countered with a picture of a boat and RV with the message "The unionized worker's driveway", but I digress.) I'm thinking that the average person (voter) is unaware about just how this stuff will affect them personally, and if they were, the people who need our votes before they can govern us, would see their own future tied to ours and act appropriately (selfishly) and become advocates of Microsoft's success instead of corporate scavengers.
Cheers, PW.
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