The proposed agreement ... is fundamentally flawed. It will give one company the ability to raise prices for the most popular domain extension without any industry review or justification.

The Swan Valley and surrounding lands are an important part of the Northern Rockies landscape, and this agreement will contribute to maintaining these lands as working forests, and for the public to enjoy.

This agreement will strengthen our ability to meet customers' e-sourcing needs, including basic co-location, fully outsourced Web hosting, and everything in between.

This agreement not only helps us to address the rising costs of health care, it will allow the Company to commit resources to strengthen its pledge to innovation at the same time. This further demonstrates that the UAW truly is our partner as we continue to work together to tackle the issues facing the domestic automotive industry today.

Given the sensitive regulatory position that Microsoft will still be facing, the company will not make a major series of acquisitions, which reduces the need for cash.

The company is very disappointed that a fair and equitable agreement could not be reached. We believe we had a very attractive offer on the table, including annual wage increases, continued profit sharing, a signing bonus, benefits improvements, work-rule improvements and a job security proposal.