• Brokkr@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Market cap doesn’t say how much cash they have available. For that, look at cash on hand which publicaly traded companies need to report

      MS has about 75B cash on hand, so they could afford this themselves. They will probably argue that it will bring jobs and expertise to the state. Also, it’s a loan, so the interest will generate funding for the state as well. nevermind, not a loan from the state, so no interest would go to the state.

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      2 months ago

      Agreed, but they will still get it regardless but get fucked if you want healthcare.

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      Yeah. My instant thought was “get the loan from Microsoft”