I said it is inconsequential and it is inconsequential. It is more than counterbalanced by the retirement of 1.6 billion shares and the monthly share payout is dramatically reduced by the huge increase in share value over the past couple of weeks. Yes all in all it is great news
by the way your use of the term billions is all wrong as well as your overall analysis. The way I read the formula it will be equal to or more likely less than the retired shares; but as it still depends on future events neither you nor anyone else can say billions