____/ Linonut on Friday 05 October 2007 00:24 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> | Gates: And what about it?
>> |
>> | Boies: What non-Microsoft browsers were you concerned about in
>> | January of 1996?
>> |
>> | Gates: I don't know what you mean "concerned."
>> |
>> | Boies: What is it about the word "concerned" that you don't
>> | understand?
>> |
>> | Gates: I'm not sure what you mean by it.
>
> Clintonesque!
>
> I'll bet Bill's mom had a fun time with him growing up.
>
> http://www.time.com/time/gates/gates2.html
>
> When Bill Gates was in the sixth grade, his parents decided he needed
> counseling. He was at war with his mother Mary, an outgoing woman who
> harbored the belief that he should do what she told him. She would
> call him to dinner from his basement bedroom, which she had given up
> trying to make him clean, and he wouldn't respond. "What are you
> doing?" she once demanded over the intercom
>
> "I'm thinking," he shouted back
>
> "You're thinking?"
>
> "Yes, Mom, I'm thinking," he said fiercely. "Have you ever tried
> thinking?"
>
> Anyway, the rest of that link is pretty interesting. He may be a royal
> pain in the ass, almost diabolical at times, sometimes robotic -- but he
> is an interesting character.
Reminds me of Ballmer (the leaping chimpanzee) and his robotic behaviour. It's
a combination of a demanted mind and mafia mentality.
Beyond the PC: Ballmer's Battle Plan
,----[ Quote ]
| "The word 'intense' was invented for Ballmer, who met with us in a
| green room that had a paper sign with his name taped to the door.
| While he was at first warm and engaging, a question about security
| features shifted his mood. His eyes, soft when he smiles, grew dark.
| The usually boisterous Ballmer became unexpectedly quiet and soon
| exited the room without saying goodbye. Still, he had a lot to
| say to SmartMoney senior writer Dyan Machan before he did.
`----
http://www.smartmoney.com/mag/ceo/index.cfm?story=april2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballmer#Public_persona
Behavior May Suggest We're Not Only Human
,----[ Quote ]
| 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."
`----
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801130.html?nav=rss_nation
How To Make A Microserf Smile
,----[ Quote ]
| When Ballmer floated the HR job in April, 2005, Brummel said: No way. But
| Ballmer wasn't about to take no for an answer. Picking up a traveling golf
| putter, the Microsoft chief started taking it apart as he barreled around
| Brummel's office, hammering home why she was the perfect candidate. As an
| outsider unsullied by HR dogma, he said, she'd bring a fresh approach.
| Besides, Ballmer argued, Brummel was hugely popular and had the people skills
| to get the job done. The two went back and forth, with Ballmer slapping
| Brummel's whiteboard for emphasis and Brummel parrying with: "But I love
| doing products." After more than two hours, Ballmer ended the meeting. By
| then the putter was in pieces. "Sorry about the golf club," he said.
`----
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_37/b4049065.htm
I don't know if Microsoft /hires/ oddballs, but the characters above founded
the company (sort of), so they didn't have to bob back and forth or swing golf
club in an interview.
--
~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | "Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand"
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