__/ [ [H]omer ] on Sunday 20 August 2006 17:50 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, March 2006:
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>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | 'We used to be about "developers, developers, developers"
>> |
>> | Not anymore baby. It's about "advertisments, advertisments,
>> | advertisments"' (i.e. braishwash)
>> `----
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>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=HTkA9L2J2gY
>
> He must've remembered his meds; he didn't bounce around like a
> demented monkey this time, although you could see he wanted to.
It's actually the message I was interested in. Vista is a mess and Ballmer
reluctantly admits it. Meanwhile, Vista has an advertising budget of 0.9
billion US dollars.
Character is another issue. It's a behavioural pattern that recurs.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3Q42D_qVLUA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=F7Ju9n8oN8o
(See him getting jiggy with the controller)
it's no surprise that the relationship with his subordinates ends up like
this...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tmN8qD5B-TE
Roy
PS - did I really type down "braishwash"? Odd typo.
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