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To: Brookhaven
Brookhaven,

Another question...

Does Microsoft still own an 18% share of MSNBC?

Steve Ballmer is a well known Conservative (except on the issue of H1B foreign work visas for MSFT).

233 posted on 11/05/2010 3:36:21 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Does Microsoft still own an 18% share of MSNBC?


As far as I know, yes. Comcast purchsed the GE/Universal owned parts, not the Microsoft parts.

Microsoft still owns 18% of MSNBC, and 50% of msnbc.com (the web site).

The last time I tried to get folks on here riled up at Microsoft over MSNBC, a bunch of Microsoft defenders jumped up saying Microsoft had sold its interests in MSNBC (and pointed to a statement by Microsoft that they PLANNED on selling it). The sale never happened. Microsoft went from 50% to 18%, still a significant ownership position.

I’ve never understood how Microsoft got away without any public critisicm when it came to MSNBC. GE got plent, but Microsoft not a bit.


250 posted on 11/06/2010 5:24:53 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Voter Fraud is Treason)
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