Seriously, why is she getting severance? Was she fired? Was she forced to resign? Why should shareholders pay her that much money if she decided to leave on her own? Is this actually a settlement? Is this to pay out a 2010 bonus? … The majority of their online business services revenue is at stake. MSFT certainly recognizes this. Here’s a passage from the Letter Agreement signed last year that discusses this: “Strategic and Economic Relationship. …

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