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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (14727)	7/12/2001 5:32:15 PM
From: Math Junkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

There was no "one time" gain. They reported investment gains every quarter. As for what the upcoming report looks like, let's wait until we see it.

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (14727)	7/12/2001 5:50:44 PM
From: Math Junkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

"i bet there is a separate line item for the billions of losses " There is a separate line item for the gains as well. Scroll down to the table in the link I provided earlier. You will see operating income and investment income listed on separate lines: microsoft.com By the way, did you notice their preannouncement reported their expected earnings per share including the effect of the loss? "Including the non-cash charge, diluted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $0.01." microsoft.com The more I look at their press releases, the less I find to fault them on. And believe me, I am no Microsoft lover.