Comments on: Paying taxes to Microsoft http://www.oxyfish.com/wordpress/2007/04/17/paying-taxes-to-microsoft/ Ruminations of a Startup CEO Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:18:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: John K http://www.oxyfish.com/wordpress/2007/04/17/paying-taxes-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-4563 John K Wed, 23 May 2007 06:46:27 +0000 http://www.oxyfish.com/wordpress/2007/04/24/paying-taxes-to-microsoft/#comment-4563 BTW, I also think that MSR - Microsoft Research has been one of the least productive research groups of all time. For the $30+ Billion MSFT has funded them with over the last 10 years, their basic research doesn't seem to have long lasting impact on the world. BTW, I also think that MSR – Microsoft Research has been one of the least productive research groups of all time. For the $30+ Billion MSFT has funded them with over the last 10 years, their basic research doesn’t seem to have long lasting impact on the world.

]]> By: John K http://www.oxyfish.com/wordpress/2007/04/17/paying-taxes-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-4562 John K Wed, 23 May 2007 06:42:42 +0000 http://www.oxyfish.com/wordpress/2007/04/24/paying-taxes-to-microsoft/#comment-4562 I'm a little disappointed that you think Exxon is "egregiously profitable" and single them out as your example. They are not. They are mostly just big. In fact, by profit margin, XOM is in the bottom half of the Dow. The leader? It's MSFT, of course. http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/finder/results.asp?Cust=1&Industry+Name=&DJ=Eq%3BDJ+Industrials&MG+Market+Cap=Large+Cap&SP=&Current+Div+Yield=&Avg+Volume+2Weeks=&12+Month+Relative+Strength=&Rev+Growth+Annual+vs+Annual=&PE=&Net+Profit+Margin=High&Debt%2FEquity= If your odd proposal was to be effective, you'd really want to target the financial services companies. They do almost no basic research, and are the most profitable sector... I’m a little disappointed that you think Exxon is “egregiously profitable” and single them out as your example.

They are not. They are mostly just big.

In fact, by profit margin, XOM is in the bottom half of the Dow. The leader? It’s MSFT, of course.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/finder/results.asp?Cust=1&Industry+Name=&DJ=Eq%3BDJ+Industrials&MG+Market+Cap=Large+Cap&SP=&Current+Div+Yield=&Avg+Volume+2Weeks=&12+Month+Relative+Strength=&Rev+Growth+Annual+vs+Annual=&PE=&Net+Profit+Margin=High&Debt%2FEquity=

If your odd proposal was to be effective, you’d really want to target the financial services companies. They do almost no basic research, and are the most profitable sector…

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