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To: Allen Benn who wrote (3445)	7/21/1998 8:23:00 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10309

>>I think the article is stupid - and no one can accuse me of being a White Knight for Microsoft. In a nutshell, the authors are concerned because Microsoft has outstanding options worth $23 billion, while the company has only made profits of $8 billion over the last 10 years. This makes it seem that if employee compensation were accounted for, then MSFT would be seen to be losing money hand over fist. Absolute nonsense.<< Then perhaps you can see my point in bringing up the Microsoft example. Despite the existence of all these outstanding employee stock options, MICROSOFT HAS BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL, AND SO HAVE THE SHAREHOLDERS!!! Can it be that the Microsoft example is the antidote to Michael Greene's "devils' advocate" question about WIND's employee stock options? How comparable is WIND's evolving stock option situation to Microsoft in these regards? -Greg