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Re: [News] Erik 'Microsoft' Huggers Hires Open Source Expert for MSBBC

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Dirk-Willem van Gulik appointed BBC Future Media & Technology Chief Technical
> Architect
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Erik Huggers, BBC Future Media and Technology Group Controller, has appointed 
>| Dirk-Willem van Gulik as the division's Chief Technical Architect. 
>| 
>| [...]
>| 
>| Dirk-Willem is a recognised contributor to the Open Source Community and has 
>| been a board member of the Apache Software Foundation since its inception.  
> `----
> 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/01_january/17/gulik.shtml
> 
> Erik Huggers defended Microsoft's abuses with Windows Media Player before
> joining the BBC (now known as MSBBC). They seem to be trying to hide what has
> really happened, which put their jobs in jeopardy.
> 
> Quote for the day:
> 
> "I am convinced we have to use Windows ? this is the one thing they don?t have.
> We have to be competitive with features, but we need something more ? Windows
> integration."
> 
>                                 --Jim Allchin, Microsoft

I think we can claim a massive victory here.  The ex-Microsoft Mr
Huggers spent over £100 millions with Microsoft for something which
didn't work, the flash version was developed in weeks on a tiny budget,
and the BBC has begun to recruit open-source people into Mr Hugger's
area.  Presumably this is how he's trying to keep his job...

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