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They are the exceptions.

They do this for tax purposes; capital gains taxes until recently were
taxed at a lower rate than the income taxes on dividends (somethin like
38% to 33%) but with the recent Bush Adminstration tax cuts, I believe
MS has paid out a (multi-billion dollar) dividend for the first time in
their history.

 - Pizza
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