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To: Stock Farmer who wrote (28215)	1/30/2003 12:07:05 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<... oh, it's all so complicated... I think I'll go take Options (the dog, his thread name) for a walk.> Good idea John. As long as it's all freely chosen among consenting adults, without fraud or force, the free market democratic process is as good a way as any I can think of to value the stock options, employee contributions and whether the cost is worth it to shareholders. I have no difficulty with Irwin Jacobs being a billionaire from the $30 billion in value. I'd say he contributed a good part of that value. The shareholders certainly didn't put in $30 billion. Putting a value on creative genius is tough. Nobody twisted my arm. I don't feel deceived. Mqurice