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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (52850)6/2/2000 10:39:00 AM
From: Les H  Read Replies (3) of 99985
 
Canada officials try to lure Microsoft north - BBC

NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - Canadian officials have approached embattled software
goliath Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) about possibly moving its operations to
Canada, according to a British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) online report.

Authorities in British Columbia have offered to do a deal with Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft, which faces the possibility
of being broken into two or more separate companies as a result of the U.S. government's antitrust case against it, the BBC
reported.

Officials have offered the company favourable treatment, which may include a loan to build a new headquarters if the company
agrees to move its operations north to the other side of the border, the BBC reported.

In a statement released to the BBC, the man in charge of attracting investment to British Columbia, Gordon Wilson, said
Microsoft would be what he called ``a welcome asset.''

The BBC reported that the company denied that it has been in secret discussions with Canadian authorities about a relocation,
saying it is focusing on fighting any plans for a break-up through the courts.

Microsoft shares were up 1-3/8 at 65-15/16 in early trading on Nasdaq.
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