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Unwinding Cisco's Not-So-Simple Beginnings

Posted by timothy on from the al-gore-had-nothing-to-do-with-it dept.

saridder writes: "There's a saying that behind every fortune is a crime, and as we have learned with Apple, Microsoft, and others, Cisco is no different. The SJ Mercury has an article outlining and debunking the myth of Cisco's founding."

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  1. Obligitory quote: by swordboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sheriff: I never met a rich man who didn't have a guilty conscience.

    Wyatt Earp: I've already got a guilty conscience... I might as well have the money too.

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    Life is the leading cause of death in America.
  2. This might be very bad for them. by Krapangor · · Score: 2, Funny
    With all these sins committed at the founding of Cisco, they will not fare well in the long term.
    They'll be smitten and crushed for were lies the root of evil there will be destruction and chaos.
    Perhaps the downfall of the internet is the beginning of the doom of Cisco. Perhaps in the future will nobody need any routers from Cisco anymore because everyone will use XIP and .NET2010.
    And someday the sinners will find themselves in the gutter together with some old Cisco routers.

    Repent brothers ! Repent your wikked ways !

    --
    Owner of a Mensa membership card.
  3. Argh! Stanford declined Cisco stock! by Jacco+de+Leeuw · · Score: 4, Funny
    Stanford was offered equity in Cisco, but the licensing office turned it down as a matter of policy.

    Reminds me of that devil sketch by Rowan Atkinson ("Mr Bean") in which he tell the atheists in the audience:

    You must be feeling a right bunch of nitwits!

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  4. Re:Makes you wonder... by Rob+Kaper · · Score: 2, Funny
    All those names ring a bell, don't worry.


    I was trying to make a funny, but apparently some moderators mistook my smiley for a picture of a troll. Oh well. I should be more careful with jokes that could be mistaken for Linux critism.


    Makes me wonder what really happened five years ago in Germany though, when KDE started. ;-)