____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Friday 06 July 2007 04:54 : \____
>
>>
>> Where are the WinTrolls who called me a liar last year when I quoted EA's
>> figures (30%-50% failure rate)? The only liar here is Microsoft. Read the
>> above...
>>
>
> You've got it wrong. Only linux zealots lie on cola. I know because
> DFS and Hadron Quark told me.
>
> So why does Microsoft continue to screw up so badly in technical
> ways? I don't believe it's because they're a bunch of code monkeys,
> as someone here (flyer?) has been saying. I know some of the
> Microsoft programmers (not many) and they're good. It has to come
> from management. It has to go back to the Chief Software Architect
> himself.
It is hard to be creative and write elegant solutions when your supervisor are
thugs. I could probably go back and find all those items from ex-Softies who
talked about their poor environment. One quote that it tattooed to mind
is "when did I become such a tool?", which I think was the post title where a
Softie expresses the joys of freedom in his newly-found love for a one-time
Ubuntu experience.
You mentioned the Chief Software Architect, so I think I can illustrate the
point about nervous workers, unrealistic deadlines, and lack of passion using
the following items:
Microsoft Memories
,----[ Quote ]
| At some point in your presentation billg will say "that's the dumbest
| fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft." He looks like
| he means it. However, since you knew he was going to say this, you
| can't really let it faze you. Moreover, you can't afford to look
| fazed; remember: he's a bully.
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http://blog.tomevslin.com/2007/05/microsoft_memor.html
The Narcissistic CEO
,----[ Quote ]
| The desire to change the system is a defining element of narcissism.
| And while it can be inspirational to work for someone like that,
| interacting with a narcissist CEO can be torture. Don't expect praise.
| Get used to hearing the word "I." And be able to take lots of harshly
| worded criticism.
`----
http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/28/business-basics-narcissist-ceos-cx_t...
,----[ Quote ]
| My father, in his travels, has met Bill Gates. I don't think I'd be
| creating a problem for him now (as he recently retired) by saying that he
| was unimpressed. Apparently Gates was rude, he was distracted, and when
| he sat, he rocked back and forth in his chair, an action which reminded
| my Dad of people with dementia.
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http://www.linuxextremist.com/?p=12
,----[ Quote ]
| In my BillG review meeting, the whole reporting hierarchy was there,
| along with their cousins, sisters, and aunts, and a person who came
| along from my team whose whole job during the meeting was to keep an
| accurate count of how many times Bill said the F word. The lower the
| f***-count, the better.
|
| [...]
|
| Four," announced the f*** counter, and everyone said, "wow, that's the
| lowest I can remember. Bill is getting mellow in his old age." He was,
| you know, 36.
|
| Later I had it explained to me. "Bill doesn't really want to review
| your spec, he just wants to make sure you've got it under control. His
| standard M.O. is to ask harder and harder questions until you admit that
| you don't know, and then he can yell at you for being unprepared. Nobody
| was really sure what happens if you answer the hardest question he can
| come up with because it's never happened before."
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http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html
Maybe it's just a language culture in the board...
,----[ Quote ]
| At that point, Mr. Ballmer picked up a chair and threw it across the
| room hitting a table in his office. Mr. Ballmer then said: "Fucking Eric
| Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I'm going to fucking bury that guy, I have
| done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to fucking kill Google."
`----
http://battellemedia.com/archives/001835.php
,----[ Quote ]
| 'Got a call from Gary Perez (our OEM HP Acct Mgr) this morning. They
| are telling HP that they will NOT be part of this launch and that
| BillG has said "fxxk HP (all divisions) if they won't sign a
| Windows license."'
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http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/5000/PX05099.pdf
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