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____/ Subway steel on Thursday 24 July 2008 16:44 : \____
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> "Rex Ballard" <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> On Jul 24, 8:24 am, "Subway steel" <f...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> "Rex Ballard" <rex.ball...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:2f4d0c20-3781-4864-b7b5-d5f7558cc2eb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>
>>> > On Jul 24, 12:54 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > wrote:
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>>> >> Microsoft platforms chief Johnson is leaving
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>>> >> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> >> | In a surprise move, Kevin Johnson, the president of Microsoft's
>>> >> Platforms &
>>> >> | Services Division, is leaving the company, Microsoft said this
>>> >> afternoon.
>>> >> | Johnson, who reported to Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer,
>>> >> headed
>>> >> | groups including the Windows team and the company's consumer online
>>> >> services,
>>> >> | where Microsoft has struggled to keep up with Google in the critical
>>> >> Internet
>>> >> | search market.
>>> >> `----
>>>
>>> >>http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/144217.asp?sour...
>>>
>>> >> This is huge. They are leaving Ballmer lonely. It's like they all
>>> >> escape
>>> >> an
>>> >> Enron or something.
>>>
>>> > I think that's exactly what they are looking at.
>>>
>>> >http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/132891.asp
>>>
>>> > Essentially, a federal judge just unsealed documents sent between
>>> > Microsoft's top executives and openly discussing severe flaws in
>>> > Vista. Since none of these issues was listed in the latest SEC
>>> > filings, it could be a serious problem for those still working at
>>> > Microsoft when the investigators start digging.
>>>
>>> --- "it could be a serious problem for those still working at Microsoft
>>> when
>>> the investigators start digging."
>>>
>>> Why in the world would this matter? You do realize that just because
>>> someone
>>> leaves a company it doesn't give them immunity from prosecution. It's
>>> absurd
>>> to think that if someone commits illegal acts or crimes at a company that
>>> if
>>> they "leave before the investigation" then they somehow get a free pass
>>> and
>>> can't be prosecuted.
>>
>> But deserters are often more willing to work with authorities and
>> investigators, help them find those on the inside who are also willing
>> to cooperate. Look at the way Enron collapsed. It was the folks
>> deserting who were first approached by investigators, and often they
>> were going to the attorney general without prompting.
>>
>> Those who cooperate early in the investigation get the best deals,
>> they ore often not even quoted or charged.
>>
>> Now Ballmer has to "Watch his back" because any one of his top
>> executives could be ready to go "states evience" and come in wearing a
>> wire, downloading his hard drive to a 64 GB flash, or even turning on
>> the laptop's recorder during business meetings, and e-mailing the mp3
>> files directly to prosecutors.
>>
>> Remember, computer recorders and mp3 recorders don't leave flashing
>> lights, and they don't make any funny noises. Some are smaller than a
>> dime, others are about he size of nail clippers. they can be
>> recording from a shirt pocket, or from a coat pocket, and digital
>> enhancement can make every word crystal clear.
>>
>> If a Microsoft executive recorded Ballmer strong-arming Yahoo, or
>> Dell, or HP, or discussing another set of wiretaps likek those used to
>> get rid of Carly Fiorina, it could be a real problem for Ballmer.
>>
>> At the same time, he can't stop talking tough just because there might
>> be a record being passed to state or federal prosecutors. Every time
>> he goes to a major city, he has to watch out not just for the FBI, but
>> also the state and local prosecutors.
>
> Uh Rex; talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill.
I can quote for you a /mountain/ of article that suggest financial
irregularity, bribery, and threats that are documented-- all coming from
Microsoft -- is if the Johnson /mole/ isn't enough.
> He's not "defecting" and he's not going to be wearing any sort of "wire" or
> downloading "states evidence" onto any 64GB flash drive and he's not taking
> part in any federal probe with the attorney general. The guy simply took a
> new job as CEO of Juniper Networks. That's all it is. Period. How you're
> able to turn a routine job change into some sort of wild conspiracy with
> wiretaps involving the attorney general is beyond me.
>
> - ss
I guess this one means nothing then: (just the other day)
Ex-Microsoft Manager Sentenced for Fraud
http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MzM3NjYsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE=
Ex-Microsoft Manager Pleads Guilty, Sentenced For Embezzlement
http://www.crn.com/software/209400603
Ex-Microsoft manager ordered to prison
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2008/07/19/Ex-Microsoft_manager_ordered_to_prison/UPI-73221216506990/
Ex-Microsoft manager jailed for $1m fraud
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222135/microsoft-manager-jailed-1m-cons
Ex-Microsoft Manager Gets 22 Months for Fraud
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148642/exmicrosoft_manager_gets_22_months_for_fraud.html
Ex-Microsoft boss sentenced
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/371393_msftcourt19.html
Former Microsoft Manager Gets 2 Years In Jail
http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_former-microsoft-manager-gets-2-years-in-jail_1427.html
Kirkland woman senteced to 22 months, ordered to repay nearly $1 million, for
embezzlement scheme
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/news/25634819.html
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