The dividend , the company 's second this calendar year , is payable Nov. 7 to shareholders of record at the close of business Oct. 17 .
In a statement , Microsoft said the dividend is payable Nov. 7 to shareholders of record on Oct. 17 .
unlike the command- and menu-driven interfaces used in earlier software, guis display graphics and use the point-and-click technology of the mouse and cursor, making them much more user friendly.