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To: hueyone who wrote (62393)	11/11/2002 3:06:38 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

hmmm, msft expense might be lower only because msft stock has been effectively flat for a few years. In terms of the number of options granted msft was always right up there with cisco. Lizzie

To: hueyone who wrote (62393)	11/11/2002 4:22:05 PM
From: chaz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

Huey... Thanks for posting those numbers. They raise a thought: If these were generally known (by investors, employees) as the real operating results, they would surely (in due course)have a significant impact upon the internal behavior of these companies. This I think will be the net result of S&P's reporting of core earnings, particularly if institutional investors begin to pepper the managements with questions about these disparities, as I'm sure some will.