21 Million

[bigtiller]

That is how many shares of John Deere stock Microsoft's Bill Gates bought recently. I wonder if he got a free hat with it. :thumbsup:

 

[Edward. S]

Just around 5% of JD.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wonder what he knows is around the corner?

 

[DennisFolsom]

That is how many shares of John Deere stock Microsoft's Bill Gates bought recently. I wonder if he got a free hat with it. :thumbsup:

Some of us struggle to buy a John Deere tractor, in my case a used one. Bill buys a chunk of the company! They say its a big burden to have all that money. I'd like to see how well I would do with a problem like that.:licking:

I wonder if Bill G has a tractor. If he does, does he use it? There's no doubt he's a smart guy and has done a lot of the right things at the right time, but is he any good with a backhoe?

 

[PoorPlowboy]

If I had his problem, it would require a stable full of tractors of all sizes and colors for my therapy. :laughing:

 

[two_bit_score]

That is how many shares of John Deere stock Microsoft's Bill Gates bought recently. I wonder if he got a free hat with it. :thumbsup:

My JD stock as been up a lot since I bought it in 2008.:thumbsup:

 

[fabsroman]

Some of us struggle to buy a John Deere tractor, in my case a used one. Bill buys a chunk of the company! They say its a big burden to have all that money. I'd like to see how well I would do with a problem like that.:licking:

I wonder if Bill G has a tractor. If he does, does he use it? There's no doubt he's a smart guy and has done a lot of the right things at the right time, but is he any good with a backhoe?

He would probably ask you if you are any good at developing a software company and crushing the competition to the tune of $50 billion or so. Then, he would thank you for every purchase of Microsoft and JD products you have ever made since he get to put that money in his pocket.

If you had that much money, would you actually be running a tractor? Would you even care to know how to run a tractor with that much money on your hands? If I had that much money, I can assure you I would be hiring somebody to put in a French drain and drywells around the house, to put in an 8 foot fence around most of the yard to keep the deer out, to landscape the yard, and I sure as heck wouldn't be installing a wood burning furnace myself nor cutting 3+ cords of wood a year to feed the furnace. Heck, I would just pay the utility company for natural gas or heating oil. A tractor would be one of the furthest things from my mind other than having one on each of my farms so the farm hands could do the work while I am out hunting, fishing, or making more money.

 

[fabsroman]

Speaking of John Deere stock, can somebody send me the ticker symbol for it. Either PM or e-mail it to me please because I might not remember to come back to this thread.

 

[hosspuller]

Speaking of John Deere stock, can somebody send me the ticker symbol for it. Either PM or e-mail it to me please because I might not remember to come back to this thread.

"DE" ....

 

[DennisFolsom]

He would probably ask you if you are any good at developing a software company and crushing the competition to the tune of $50 billion or so. Then, he would thank you for every purchase of Microsoft and JD products you have ever made since he get to put that money in his pocket.

If you had that much money, would you actually be running a tractor? Would you even care to know how to run a tractor with that much money on your hands? If I had that much money, I can assure you I would be hiring somebody to put in a French drain and drywells around the house, to put in an 8 foot fence around most of the yard to keep the deer out, to landscape the yard, and I sure as heck wouldn't be installing a wood burning furnace myself nor cutting 3+ cords of wood a year to feed the furnace. Heck, I would just pay the utility company for natural gas or heating oil. A tractor would be one of the furthest things from my mind other than having one on each of my farms so the farm hands could do the work while I am out hunting, fishing, or making more money.

You have some very good points on the serious side. I was speaking "tongue-in cheek." Perhaps it was the mood I was in at the time.

Way back in the MS-DOS days, I did develop and self-publish a PC menu system. I had a few loyal customers, and made some hobby money that way. My software publishing experience was like a water molecule in the wind, compared to what Bill Gates and his outfit have done!