Microsoft to raise $3.75 BILLION for "acquisitions"

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NJ5 said:

cgkc17 said:

MrBubbles said:

Shadowblind said:

I'm lazy. Can someone summarize this?

 

microsoft has 25billion dollars in cash.

they are taking on 3.75b in credit to go on a shopping spree.

if they have 25B in cash, why take on 3.75B in debt?

 

I'm guessing the answer has something to do with some obscure accounting details... Maybe they'll pay less taxes by getting a loan, or maybe they can get really cheap interest rates, or something like that. Otherwise I don't see why they would do it...

 

thank you...