re: Clipper's owner Ballmer is set to make $1 billion annually from Microsoft dividends

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As an investor, you have to decide whether you want to own a company that pays dividends and whether the dividends are a good use of company cash. It's different from company to company and companies that pay dividends are generally not expected to grow as much as companies that don't.

Microsoft is paying around 22% of their net income back as dividends and with the amount of cash they generate that gives them enough to reinvest in the company.

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Thanks, this is a good breakdown.

And fightingtigers98 had a similar breakdown, thanks to both of you