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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (52186)	7/18/1998 4:38:00 PM
From: Tweaker	Respond to of 176387

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF!

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (52186)	7/18/1998 4:42:00 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Chuzzlewit, what you need to focus on is quarter-to-quarter increases or decreases in diluted shares. PERIOD. Nothing else matters, and when you look at it in this way, there is no accounting shell game going on here. The number of outstanding diluted shares is all that matters. LoD

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (52186)	7/18/1998 5:03:00 PM
From: broken_cookie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

After all, this is employee compensation and I think shareholders need to know exactly what it is costing them. 100% agree, thanks for the response. That is what I suspected.

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (52186)	7/18/1998 6:35:00 PM
From: Meathead	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Chuzz, employee stock options are not all that bad and have very positive effects which are difficult to directly quantify. For compensation purposes, Dell can reward and retain key individuals without paying exorbitant salaries which would increase OPEX. Of utmost importance in my mind is the ability to "retain" this top talent. Dell was not built, and is not run by Michael Dell alone. Many folks, at all levels of management as well as individual contributors from finance to to manufacturing to engineering are brilliant individuals and have the ability to work anywhere they want and write their own ticket. Stock options provide Dell with the ultimate set of golden handcuffs. A company needs exceptional employees to prosper. If you are playing the salary game only, a key contributor will leave for a 20% salary bump in a minute. Dangle the million dollar carrot (stock options) in front of them and you have a dedicated and focused employee who is hell bent doing everything he/she can to make the company more profitable. This attitude permeates the organization and becomes infectious. Like I said, this is not directly measureable but the indirect benefits are right there in front of us each quarter. This kind of compensation is one of the most important differentiators between mediocre companies and powerhouses like Dell. MEATHEAD