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bugelrex is offline bugelrex
2011-01-28 , 16:56
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#66
Originally Posted by ysss View Post
Who are these fabled 'stockholders' that you mentioned?
Are they forever bound to their stocks, until the end of time?
The stockholders OWN the company, they ultimately decide the fate of the company.. not the CEO or fanboys.

few examples of what stock holders can do:
If things don't improve by next year
- vote the board out, force another CEO
- drive the stock price so low, it becomes a take-over target

Of course Nokia could reverse this by buying back all the shares and become private.. leaving the fanboys in charge. (open O/S for everyone.. profits? who gives a crap as long as blind fanboys can run an xterminal)