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To: hueyone who wrote (63368)	3/17/2003 2:52:41 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 77400

OTOTOT and I'm not done either <gg> sorry SI readers, this options debate is coinciding on 2 threads, intel and cisco. Warren Buffett seems to be revered over there (intel thread) for his "fair" treatment of the options issue. Scott Herhold: Investors wary of options' diluting effects Demo says that Adobe's big investors have established what's essentially a Mendoza line -- they're willing to accept dilution of about 3 percent yearly, but not more. His argument goes this way: At Coca-Cola and other non-tech companies, options are more concentrated in the executive suite. (Lizzie- this is "the Warren Buffett way") At Adobe, they're spread far more broadly with the rank and file. (Lizzie- which is probably why Adobe's inventions are more successful than say... "new coke") What to think about this argument? Well, remember there's an element of self-interest here. When reformers start talking about changing the stock option system, the people who benefit from it most lavishly sound like champions of the proletariat. siliconvalley.com