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To: Bruce Brown who wrote (49201)	11/28/2001 1:21:03 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

And last, but not least - they could always continue to help fund the arts as well as educational projects throughout the globe. hey, i have an even crazier idea: they could pay a dividend.

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (49201)	11/28/2001 1:35:42 PM
From: nosmo_king	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

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. I read about this over the Thanksgiving holiday, when I was up in MSFT country. (Ate at a great Italian restaurant in Redmond while I was there, too.) While this particular program was Softie's attempt at reaching a nationwide settlement on over 100 class action lawsuits, we've all seen examples of MSFT's generosity within and outside of the Bill/Melinda Gates Foundation. I remember hearing that MSFT is, by law, required to donate a certain amount of $$'s to charitable organizations, but I'm not sure why. Bruce, Ethan (others?): Do you know how much above and beyond MSFT's obligation they are providing to charities? It seems like every time I turn around, Bill's writing a check to aid someone needy. There's even a web site that is dedicated to "Microsoft giving": microsoft.com Seems to me that Bill, for as much as many would like to crush him, has got his heart in the right place. Or maybe I'm just being duped by a clever campaign... nos PS The Seattle papers were very critical of Bill's intended gift to the underprivileged schools. They claimed it was self-serving and would only perpetuate MSFT's role as a (the) software giant as a new breed of children would get hooked on MSFT products.