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Re: [News] [Rival] Video Returns with Memories of Ballmer Yelling "Windows"

____/ BearItAll on Tuesday 17 July 2007 08:19 : \____

> Hadron wrote:
> 
>> BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> 
>>>> Steve Ballmer
>>>> 
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Ballmer's tendency to loudly and enthusiastically express himself is
>>>> | well known. A famous 1991 incident left his vocal cords requiring
>>>> | surgical repair after he screamed "Windows, Windows, Windows"
>>>> | continuously during a meeting in Japan.[2] With the advent of Internet
>>>> | video, such incidents have become increasingly infamous.
>>>> `----
>>>> 
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballmer
>>>
>>> We all hate screamers in meetings. Screamers come from several angles.
>>>
>>> a. They repeat the same point over and over and because no one said
>>> 'Yippee thats the solution and no further discusion is needed', they
>>> scream 'How dare people not take my point of view as the final word on
>>> the subject!!!!'.
>>> b. They don't stick to the agenda, so everyone else tells them to stick
>>> to the agenda, because those who don't stick to agenda only serve to
>>> lengthen the meeting time when the rest of us just want to get back to
>>> our office. So they scream because they were told what to do or to shut
>>> up. c. Someone calls them an arsehole believing the words are in his own
>>> head, not realising they found a way out through the mouth. This causes
>>> the worst sort of screamer. But honestly, it was an accident. Good job I
>>> only thought the word arsehole, a few minutes earlier and it could have
>>> been much worse, the screams could have been deafening.
>> 
>> Why did you post this nonsense? What has it to do with Linux advocacy?
>> Regardless, your points a-c are highly suspect at best and are clearly a
>> home brew waffle with little, if any, basis on fact.
>> 
>> You're not Scott Adams you know .....
> 
> Why did you feel the need to read and then respond to this nonsense.

Just ignore him. You are feeding an impolite and malicious troll.

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