"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> ____/ Linonut on Monday 05 May 2008 17:19 : \____
>
>> * Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>
>>> Well, I guess the point I was trying to make (all the supporting
>>> references
>>> aside) was that, based on something I read yesterday, Ballmer is on an
>>> ego
>>> mania trip or as the article called it -- "competition zealotry" (can't
>>> recall the exact wording they used, but it's related to hubris). Ballmer
>>> just buys companies whom he envies or buys whatever it takes to destroy
>>> those that de-elevate his ego.
>>
>> I agree, Ballmer must have some self-esteem issues for which he must
>> compensate.
>>
>> I wonder if he was like one of my friends when he was a kid. A bit fat,
>> a smart guy, but a bit troubled. One time he held me underwater for a
>> long time, until I started to jerk in a panic. If he weren't so big,
>> I'd have hit him.
>>
>>> As a matter of fact, Chris, he has burned a lot of
>>> Microsoft cash and found some justification to avoid being sacked
>>> (growth
>>> through acquisitions is expensive). A couple of years ago there was an
>>> internal backlash against him, calling for the man to leave.
>>
>> How did he end up staying, then?
>
> I can't recall. It was back in the days when I wasn't watching the news
> closely
> (just finishing my thesis probably), but I can remember a revolt in
Translation. Roy Schestowitz made up the whole thing and when pressed for
details... he runs like a coward.
> mini-microsoft's blog that put his job in jeopardy (among other articles
> that
> questioned Ballmer's leadership).
Wow. Somebody's anonymous blog said so. What sort of idiot (other than you)
would believe that?
> There was another revolt there about 2 weeks
> ago. Many Microsoft employees want him out... or themselves out of
> Microsoft.
A "revolt" you say. Funny how you seem to be the only one who knows about
it. Did you once again get your info from an email you received from an
anonymous reliable source?
> Some have left and took pride in it. It's really a corner of the Web where
> the
> employees speak anonymously. It's totally off the press.
"It's totally off the press" - which means that there isn't a single
reputable source that will publish such bullshit. But keep making up stuff.
It's about all that a @ss-clown like you is good for.
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