__/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Tuesday 06 February 2007 08:14 \__
> On Feb 6, 12:11 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> __/ [ Maverick ] on Tuesday 06 February 2007 03:47 \__
>>
>> >> He got grilled. You should see the Digg's commuiny's response to that
>> >> interview. The Mac folks were ablaze for days. They were fuming.
>>
>> > And obviously so... Gates got caught lieing thru his teeth.
>>
>> Some say he's just out of touch or delusional. Sorry about the weird typos
>> above. I'm trying to be quick.
>
> Gates is not delusional, he's very clever. He can say anything he
> wants to a reporter.
> If he lies to the reporter, it isn't a crime. If the reporter
> publishes the quote, and doesn't
> bother to check the facts, that isn't a crime either.
>
> If the reporter wants repeat interviews with this high-profile subject
> in the future, he is
> less likely to publish the contradictions.
>
> On the other hand, the reporter can publish the part of the interview
> which he knows
> will be challenged and make sure that it becomes a leading paragraph
> in the story.
> That's what this reporter did. He caught Bill in a lie. Bill knew he
> was lying. The
> reporter knew he was lying, and the reporter's readers knew he was
> lying. By
> making the lie the lead paragraph, other remarks or facts that would
> be harder to check,
> are less likely to be accepted simply because the COB of Microsoft
> said it.
>
> Hopefully, Bill won't have to deal with that much more in his
> retirement.
>
> Ballmer has always had a credibility problem. YouTube still has his
> Crazy Eddie ad
> for Windows 1.0. Remember, Crazy Eddie was the one who fled the
> country to escape
> criminal prosecution for shady business practices.
>
> Still, there are those who would pack their umbrellas and an overcoat
> if Steve Ballmer
> told them that it was a bright sunny day. It's just a side effect of
> 25 years of broken promises
> since he became the head of Marketing at Microsoft.
You said something similar when he lies about SCO/Baystar when answering a
blogger's question. Good observations.
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~~ Best wishes
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