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To: RetiredNow who wrote (63689)	4/22/2003 3:44:35 PM
From: rkral	Read Replies (2) of 77398

OT ... mindmeld, so you don't see your statement that "Cisco is a great company" .. and your knowing that Cisco lost $11.6B (since its founding) as a contradiction. That's illogical to me. But fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion. (Recall that $11.6B is after expensing options, of the last 7 years only, using the true-up method you espouse. #reply-18866993) re "So if they were to stop their options giveaways and pay employees in cash, then their employee expenses would actually go down, which would benefit both the company and shareholders." Since you said "stop their options giveaways and pay employees in cash" .. instead of just "stop their options giveaways" .. you apparently mean Cisco should pay cash in lieu of stock options. If cash is paid in the same amount as the previous non-cash stock-option compensation, wouldn't reported earnings be the same (assuming equal tax treatment)? Wouldn't Cisco then be burning cash? How does that make Cisco a more attractive company, and stock, to invest in? What am I missing? Regards, Ron

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