__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Saturday 28 April 2007 11:48 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 27 April 2007 09:13 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Friday 27 April 2007 02:52 \__
>>>>
>>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Recent departures:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ouch: Goodbye Microsoft; Hello, Google
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>> | Google continues to poach from Microsoft -- that's not really news.
>>>>>> | But it's relatively rare to see Microsoft employees using their
>>>>>> | Microsoft-sponsored TechNet blog space to diss Microsoft on the way
>>>>>> | out the door.
>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=380
>>>>>
>>>>> Haha ... Bennett deleted that blog entry. Good job Foley archived it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder why he deleted it. I mean he's leaving anyway ... what are
>>>>> they going to do, fire him?
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe Sweaty B. threatened him with the grease gun.
>>>>
>>>> I am sad/happy to see Ted leaving Novell (announced yesterday). He's a
>>>> really nice guy (used to be somewhat of a Net friend). Without him, you
>>>> know Novell is losing its top advocate.
>>>>
>>>
>>> A grease gun strapped to a very large and not-so-comfy armchair. Mr
>>> Ballmer's greatest weapon - the comfy armchair...
>>
>> They are killing Novell, but we have no choice but to help them put Novell
>> to rest. Why oh why did the execs sell out? I bet it's all a mafia-like
>> story with some under-the-table benefits, but there's no concrete proof
>> like a smoking gun.
>
> There absolutely is concrete proof - the bonuses of the executives were
> published recently, and were a direct result of the Microsoft deal.
There is no explicit statement which says so, in which case it's a "baseless
speculation". Then again, IANAL.
Earlier today I spotted this one:
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/e/070427/novl8-k.html
A lot of people at the top get benfits while the company is going down (gets
delisting warnings from the NASDAQ, just like SCO). Luckily, our site gets
the whole thing documented.
--
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