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____/ Rex Ballard on Thursday 24 July 2008 08:10 : \____
> 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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>> | 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.
>> `----
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>> http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/144217.asp?sour...
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>> 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.
>
> The case could open a can of worms for Microsoft including becoming
> the basis for OEMs altering or revoking OEM contract terms, since the
> contracts in July were negotiated fraudulently.
I can't recall the last time Ballmer issued a prompt 'damage control' letter to
all his employees.
Very interesting times ahead...
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