seattlepi.com Microsoft Blog: How many 747s is that?

seattlepi.com Microsoft Blog: How many 747s is that?: "In looking for a way to conceptualize $53 billion, Microsoft's cash balance as of Dec. 31, some colleagues and I came up with the approach reflected in the opening paragraph of this story from today's paper:
The sum of $53 billion is enough to fund NASA for a year, assemble a fleet of 100 Boeing 747s, and buy every person in Seattle a 2004 Subaru Outback -- with a few billion left over for incidentals."