Adam Baum <baum@xxxxxxxx> espoused:
>
> "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:nCITi.5300$b9.792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [H]omer wrote:
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> See this article:
>>>>
>>>> http://rcpmag.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=741
>>>>
>>>> Repulsive. Microsoft is like the government of China, even in-house.
>>>> It's like a cult. Please do follow the link. You'll be amazed and
>>>> disgusted at the same time.
>>>
>>> Seen it before; the guide to what is permissible to say to the Vole.
>>>
>>> As you say, repulsive.
>>
>> You guys are so utterly clueless it's amazing.
>>
>> That's an article about how to suck-up and get the best results when
>> meeting with or partnering with Microsoft. Similar "rules" apply when
>> meeting with any big company: know the corporate culture, praise their
>> products, don't waste their time, don't expect access to executives, etc.
>
> I doubt these "linux advocates" have ever traveled to big companies and
> attended meetings. These idiots really have no idea how the *real* world
> operates.
>
Actually, quite a lot of us are quite senior in some of the world's
largest companies. That's how we *know* how the real world operates,
because we *are* it.
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