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    While Microsoft and other technology firms have fielded related shareholder proposals for years, the news took some by surprise. "Microsoft is not a company I've heard people complain a lot about ... It never seemed to be an issue." Instead, the call to rein in executive pay has been most closely associated with the Wall Street firms at the center of last year's market meltdown and subsequent government bailouts. Full Article at The Seattle Times
    Microsoft is not a company I've heard people complain a lot about ... It never seemed to be an issue.
    Ben Silverman – Ben Silverman SOURCE: The Seattle Times 2 months ago
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Tech industry takes another look at executive pay
  1. This is the last year you'll probably have the opportunity to put in your own version of say-on-pay
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 2 months ago
  2. As a company, you need to try and attract institutional investors, and say-on-pay is certainly up that alley
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 2 months ago

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