@DaveExile: Crap, I mean't to say I can't back this up with facts.

@Awax: Privately held companies are rarely valued by the the strike price of shares traded. Instead analysts use a mix of revenue, growth potential (which is somewhat subjective), and a reasonable capitalization rate.

The sad reality is that most of that money will be stolen by corrupt politicians and other persons who "serve" NJ in an administrative capacity.

@DaveExile: Gates gives away his own money, that hardly compares to a corporate philanthropic division.

That is a million times cooler than Rittenhouse Square.

I don't get it. Aside from all things PC (IE9 is nice), MS doesn't have much going for it. Why not offer an xbox with a blue ray drive? I'm not seeing how this does anything except a sell a few more boxes at higher margins?

The place around the corner from my office sells a very decent medium red eye for $2. I factored in the convenience, price, the nice walk, and the attractive young ladies behind the bar in my decision to stop brewing my own cup.

Forget the lights, I would be happy looking at that star filled sky every night.....damn you eastern seaboard light pollution!

Looks like more fun than Angry Birds on my EVO which goes more like: