Questions 1. Was the decision to start paying a cash dividend of $0.02 per share per quarter a good decision? Why or why not? 2. Was the $3 per share special dividend desirable? Why or why not? 3. What were Bill Gates' proceeds as part of the $3 per share special dividend? What did he do with those proceeds? Did the size of his proceeds cause investor backlash? Should companies consider this when choosing to pay dividends or special dividends? Why or why not? 4. What, if anything, should Microsoft have done with its $64 billion of cash and short-term investments? 5. Analyze and describe Microsoft's dividend policy as it exists today. Do you agree with the firm's dividend policy? Why or why not? What, if anything, should Microsoft do differently with its extra cash and why