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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (14733)	7/12/2001 6:23:11 PM
From: Math Junkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

Skeeter, you're getting your press releases mixed up. The one that says "Record Revenue and Income" is last fiscal year's report. The current warning is entitled, "Microsoft Expects to Report Charge Related to Investment Impairments." microsoft.com You can get the info you want from Microsoft's web site: microsoft.com microsoft.com Detailed financial history going back to 1986: microsoft.com I do think that you have a point to the extent that the one time charge will be prominently featured whereas the ongoing contribution of investment income to earnings has not been. But that's the fault of the press release writers, not the accountants.