Microsoft To Buy Back $40bn of Its Shares

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @03:45PM from the that's-a-lotta-shares dept.

phantomflanflinger writes "As you may have heard already, Microsoft have announced their intentions to buy back $40 billion in stock from their investors, in the biggest single buy-back plan in business history. The announcement has given Microsoft shares a small gain but they still stand significantly below their level in January — before Microsoft's unsolicited bid for Yahoo!. The announcement of the plan has also created new speculation about a now-or-never deal with Yahoo!."

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BUY BUY BUY! (Score:4, Funny)

by davidangel ( 1337281 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @03:46PM (#25125911)

...a mac. right now.

I'm going with "never" (Score:3, Funny)

by Just Some Guy ( 3352 ) writes: <kirk+slashdot@strauser.com> on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @03:51PM (#25126007) Homepage Journal

Can we vote on this?

A better plan (Score:5, Funny)

by dingbatdr ( 702519 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @03:55PM (#25126107) Homepage

I think Microsoft should buy up all the mortgage-backed securities it can get its hands on.
That way I won't be forced to buy them (with my taxes).

Re:Why do companies do this? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @03:58PM (#25126157)

Could you rephrase that in a car analogy?

Re:No Slashdotter would admit to owning any... (Score:5, Funny)

by mi ( 197448 ) writes: <slashdot-2017q4@virtual-estates.net> on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @04:00PM (#25126189) Homepage Journal

That's fifteen lashes with a wet mouse cord, and a nursing of an orphaned baby-penguin for 6 months. Report to room 2011 down the hall to receive the lashes, and pick up the penguin on your way out by reception.

Re:BUY BUY BUY! (Score:2, Funny)

by sadgoblin ( 1269500 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @04:01PM (#25126231)

I'd respond, but I'm more mature than you.

Re:Why do companies do this? (Score:2, Funny)

by nomadic ( 141991 ) writes: <`nomadicworld' `at' `gmail.com'> on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @04:24PM (#25126649) Homepage

Linux hasn't even captured 10% of the market.

But Linux has only been around for 16 years; I promise you, next year will finally be the year of Linux on the desktop!

A very clear message to Yahoo (Score:5, Funny)

by RealGrouchy ( 943109 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @04:26PM (#25126687)

This sends a very clear message to Yahoo: Let us buy you, or we will buy ourselves instead!
- RG>

Re:No Slashdotter would admit to owning any... (Score:4, Funny)

by roc97007 ( 608802 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @04:26PM (#25126699) Journal

> and a nursing of an orphaned baby-penguin for 6 months.
Man, I hate that. It makes my nipples hurt.

Re:$40,000,000,000 (Score:5, Funny)

by gbjbaanb ( 229885 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @04:36PM (#25126895)

so therefore.... they should invest that $40bn in something like Linux, Open Document Format, or Google...
wow.. that chair nearly hit me, where did that come from?

Re:BUY BUY BUY! (Score:2, Funny)

by Foofoobar ( 318279 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @05:04PM (#25127365)

Yeah, you can now install Vista on your Mac and get all those nifty viruses you've been missing out on!!

Re:Why do companies do this? (Score:5, Funny)

by city ( 1189205 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @05:16PM (#25127541)

I agree, except that you don't destroy the cars, you just take them out of the market place and keep them in your Treasury. The Treasury cars can then be scrapped for parts and given out to employees as an Employee Scrap Parts Options Program.

Re:BUY BUY BUY! (Score:5, Funny)

by mrchaotica ( 681592 ) * writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @05:35PM (#25127759)

FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and DragonBSD
It's funny how you couldn't just say "BSD" because then you'd be including Mac OS X too.

Re:Why do companies do this? (Score:4, Funny)

by ciaohound ( 118419 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @08:31PM (#25129733)

I understand cars and would love to help you out, but, unfortunately, I don't understand analogies. Are they anything like cars?

Re:$40,000,000,000 (Score:5, Funny)

by Tubal-Cain ( 1289912 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @09:17PM (#25130007) Journal

Please do not tell moderators what to do.
Mod parent up!

Re:BUY BUY BUY! (Score:2, Funny)

by Patchw0rk F0g ( 663145 ) writes: on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @10:28PM (#25130479) Journal

I'd respond to your response, but that would just be tautologically wrong...

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BUY BUY BUY! (Score:4, Funny)

I'm going with "never" (Score:3, Funny)

A better plan (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Why do companies do this? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:No Slashdotter would admit to owning any... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:BUY BUY BUY! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Why do companies do this? (Score:2, Funny)

A very clear message to Yahoo (Score:5, Funny)

Re:No Slashdotter would admit to owning any... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:$40,000,000,000 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:BUY BUY BUY! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Why do companies do this? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:BUY BUY BUY! (Score:5, Funny)

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