____/ [H]omer on Thursday 17 January 2008 11:32 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> I hear there are many vacancies for high roles at Microsoft. The top
>> staff has been quitting the company since the year began and I can't
>> help wondering if this has something to do with the seemingly-
>> infinite OOXML corruptions, the recent briberies, the stock buybacks,
>> and the VP's illegal inside-trading activity, not to mention closure
>> of two branches worldwide for alleged fraud and antitrust litigations
>> in the EU.
>
> I'm still waiting for the juicy details of why their ex-CIO Stuart Scott
> was spectacularly sacked for "violating company policies":
>
> http://www.cio.com/article/152051/Microsoft_Fires_CIO_Stuart_Scott
>
> I bet Microsoft are hoping that this event will just fade like a distant
> memory, but I won't be so forgetful, I'm afraid.
>
> Apparently he now has a job at Taylor, Bean & Whitaker mortgage company,
> but the story ends there for the moment:
>
>
http://www.cio.com/article/158551/Ousted_Microsoft_CIO_Stuart_Scott_Scores_COO_Post_at_Mortgage_Lender_Taylor_Bean_Whitaker_
>
> Will we ever know, I wonder?
Whatever he did, I assure you it was serious. Microsoft is losing tons of
senior staff at the moment (it even brings people _FROM THE OUTSIDE_ to fill
voids). It won't just throw out veterans with experience unless there was some
criminal s*** that would destroy the company's reputation (or the company).
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