Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft
by dannypgh on Monday September 15, 2014 @10:30AM
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Yes, heaven forbid the 2.5B drops down to 1.75B. They'll have to move to the poor house, for sure.
Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft
by jacquesm on Monday September 15, 2014 @10:47AM
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Let me give you a hint: if you ever are in the position to do a major exit get yourself a tax lawyer. Or you indeed might find yourself in the poorhouse after all.
Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft
by isaacremuant on Monday September 15, 2014 @11:46AM
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so you consider a 30 % difference negligible because you can avoid living in a poor house?
I want to do business against you. :P
> cash is king [...] there is absolutely no uncertainty at all
2009 was only 5 years ago. Money markets nearly crashed, banks went bankrupt, the Fed printed enormous amounts of money, and BTC was invented. With $2.5 billion on the table, I'd first hire a team of lawyers and accountants, and maybe some lobbyists too... then I'd let MS know how I want to receive the rest of the money.
> On top of that, cash is king, simply put: there is absolutely no uncertainty at all.
Because currency values don't fluctuate at all...
Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft
by jacquesm on Monday September 15, 2014 @04:40PM
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I'm pretty sure that if it is a cash deal that he will convert to Euros to get rid of the $ exchange rate risk. If the deal contains a stock component that's a double risk.
Re:Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft
by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 15, 2014 @09:58AM
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You should always go for cash, unless you are worried about an allay once tax hit.
If an opportunity to re-invest came along in that window then you'd miss out, microsoft stock is relatively stable but has seen both 'up', 'down' and 'neutral' years where up and down were on the order of 20 to 30%.
On top of that, cash is king, simply put: there is absolutely no uncertainty at all.
Given the option between x in cash and x in stock or a mix or stock and cash you should always go for the cash.
And something a bit less than x is probably still preferable in cash.