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		dageshi on July 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mineral winds down: 'We will no longer be an Alpha... As far as I recall the two google founders have controlling shares in the company. Page and Brin have 51% of voting power. So they decide what google does with its money, not the other shareholders?

bobthepanda on July 6, 2024 [–]

Right, which is why I said “pay out their cash in dividends”, which go to any shareholder proportionally.

Tech stocks are weird compared to most company stocks because many of them have never issued dividends to shareholders, which is what companies traditionally do with excess cash.

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