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From: "Jeremy Thomas" <yasper AT earthlink DOT net>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: OT: Bill Gates and M$ splitting
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:07:31 -0800
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

How this is supposed to work is being kept very secret, but if past breakups
of other companies is anything to judge by Gates will own a share of all
three companies, but will not be allowed to be on the board of directors of
more than one of them. This would prevent the stock proces from plummetting
do to Gates selling that much stock (he owns 30%).


----- Original Message -----
From: Jared Stevens <stevja AT lineo DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Bill Gates and M$ splitting


> On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi there...
> >
> > I have an DJGPP-unrelated question. If M$ get's splitten
> > up into 3 new firms, will Bill Gates keep the stock-majority
> > of all 3 firms ? Even if he isn't the CEO anymore?
>
> BTW, for those of you who don't know what's going on.... Willy quit as
> Microsoft CEO and is now some kind of planner person guy. I think (but I'm
not
> sure...) that if Microsoft is broken up... two things can happen. I don't
know
> which one is right. (of if any) first... bill will own parts of all 3
firms.
> Second... the government will make him sell his share holdings to people,
and
> then split up Microsoft. (BTW, if Bill sells his stock... there will be a
> massive drop... cause he owns tons of it.) Someone with a little more
legal
> knowlage, please let us know.
>
> --
> Jared Stevens
>