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To: PerryA who wrote (64522)9/14/2003 11:49:59 AM
From: hueyone  Read Replies (2) of 77400
 
You are exactly right Perry. I often think if any of these people arguing against expensing stock options actually ever owned or operated a business themselves, they wouldn't get so confused about the simple matter of an individual paying expenses on behalf of the company, and they would be certain to record such payments on behalf of the company as a company expense. Happens all the time.

But at least Microsoft is now admitting the reality that stock options are a business expense. They certainly didn't do this for publicity or because they want to report lower earnings than they actually have (lol!); they did this for one reason---because expensing stock options on the income statement more accurately reflects the economic results of the company's operations.

Regards, Huey
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