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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (52619)	11/3/2000 4:28:54 PM
From: Charles Tutt	of 74651

johnd, I think you may have put me on to something interesting here. From the site I previously cited: yahoo.marketguide.com we have that retained earnings went from 14482 to 18682 (or a difference of 4200) in the period from 9/30/99 to 9/30/00. From a companion site: yahoo.marketguide.com we have that during that period, Microsoft claimed quarterly net earnings after tax of 2581+2409+2385+2436=9811, or over DOUBLE the increase in retained earnings. As you say, "It is not what you make but what you keep (networth) that matters!!!" (See: Message 14721313 ) My question to you, johnd, is, "What happened to the other $5.6 Billion? <g> Am I missing something? Did I mis-calculate (hope not -- if I did, I apologize) ? JMHO. Charles Tutt (TM)

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