McDonald's - why is no one talking about it?

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I called E*Trade. The customer service rep explained that small time investors with less than 100 shares represent a bit of a headache on the company's books, because they have to do accounting for us, yet we don't count in some official statistic regarding the amount of shareholders. He told me I can just ignore the buy-out offer, so I am. But it certainly doesn't make me feel welcome.

Edit: Also, it's not like we're talking about a stock that has a share price of $30. MCD is expensive, and obtaining 100 shares is going to take me years.