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To: Eric L who wrote (49193)	11/28/2001 12:44:12 PM
From: Bruce Brown	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

Microsoft here: A Nasty Problem: What to do with $31 billion cash pile Nothing like positive cash flow to produce piles of cash as the years rolled by for softie. As Mucho_Maas has pointed out, Microsoft used a half a billion of it on a blitz launch of the Xbox. Depending on the success or failure of that product and the portal for online gaming, it could either add to that cash pile or deplete some more of it. It appears that another $1.1 Billion of it will go towards the introduction of software/hardware in 14,000 needy schools over the course of the next 5 years. Microsoft maintains a fairly healthy venture capital arm as well which could benefit from some of that. Acquisitions and investment are always welcome for future growth and positioning. There is always the possibility of dividends to shareholders at some point in the future. And last, but not least - they could always continue to help fund the arts as well as educational projects throughout the globe. BB