____/ Linonut on Monday 05 May 2008 17:19 : \____
> * Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> Well, I guess the point I was trying to make (all the supporting references
>> aside) was that, based on something I read yesterday, Ballmer is on an ego
>> mania trip or as the article called it -- "competition zealotry" (can't
>> recall the exact wording they used, but it's related to hubris). Ballmer
>> just buys companies whom he envies or buys whatever it takes to destroy
>> those that de-elevate his ego.
>
> I agree, Ballmer must have some self-esteem issues for which he must
> compensate.
>
> I wonder if he was like one of my friends when he was a kid. A bit fat,
> a smart guy, but a bit troubled. One time he held me underwater for a
> long time, until I started to jerk in a panic. If he weren't so big,
> I'd have hit him.
>
>> As a matter of fact, Chris, he has burned a lot of
>> Microsoft cash and found some justification to avoid being sacked (growth
>> through acquisitions is expensive). A couple of years ago there was an
>> internal backlash against him, calling for the man to leave.
>
> How did he end up staying, then?
I can't recall. It was back in the days when I wasn't watching the news closely
(just finishing my thesis probably), but I can remember a revolt in
mini-microsoft's blog that put his job in jeopardy (among other articles that
questioned Ballmer's leadership). There was another revolt there about 2 weeks
ago. Many Microsoft employees want him out... or themselves out of Microsoft.
Some have left and took pride in it. It's really a corner of the Web where the
employees speak anonymously. It's totally off the press.
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