Spoutin' Off: Microsoft is more about dominance than quality
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| One of these days, I hope to gain some insight into the mind of
| Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft. For years I've been trying
| to understand why these guys continue to pursue their goal of
| virtual global domination instead of just becoming a valued and
| trusted member of the greater wired community.
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| Their accusation could be what my old pal Ross Perot used to call
| "gorilla dust." This refers to the way a great ape will throw dirt
| and debris into the air during a fight to try and distract his opponent.
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http://www.dailypress.com/features/lifestyle/cyberlife/dp-36890cm0may28,0,7122916.story?coll=dp-features-cyberlife
Related:
Behavior May Suggest We're Not Only Human
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| When Emory University primatologist Frans de Waal read a news story that
| said Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, had hurled a chair
| across the room on hearing an employee was going to work for rival
| Google, the scientist immediately made a connection with his own
| research: "When I see such behavior, I think of a chimpanzee."
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801130.html?nav=rss_nation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballmer#Public_persona
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