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MS Hires The Salesman Who Won Munich For SUSE

Posted by timothy on from the incentive-plan dept.

ron_ivi writes "In a move reminiscent of the 1997 MSFT/Borland Lawsuits, Microsoft has hired the SUSE sales guy who won Munich for SUSE. So if you want a job in this tough job market, just be wildly successful at your current job and Microsoft will come recruit you. (Another interesting Microsoft hire is the chair of the ISO C++ standards body as their VisualC++.NET architect.) Personally I think it's great that they recognize talented individuals and reward them well."

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  1. The moral of the story by Morganth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't be successful.

  2. I heard Linus made a counter-offer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of $0, but he opted to go with Microsoft anyway.

  3. How long before by john_sheu · · Score: 5, Funny

    they hire Linus as head Longhorn coder?

    1. Re:How long before by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      What?! And put all the antivirus companies out of business witha secure os?

  4. We've got this great lead for you... by binbag · · Score: 5, Funny

    His boss: OK, you're on probation until you get this first sale. There's this council in Munich...

  5. Reminded of... by PeteDotNu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates: "Buy him out, boys."

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  6. Juxtaposition of Headlines by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny
    Funny how, just after this:
    Your Rights Online: Few Takers For Microsoft's Settlement Cash
    we see this:
    MS Hires The Salesman Who Won Munich For SUSE
    Guess they found one taker for Microsoft cash after all :-)
  7. Re:Integrity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    Seems there isn't such thing as integrity.

    You do realize we're talking about sales here, right?

  8. Ah, the good old days by RobertB-DC · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the C|Net article, dateline May 7, 1997:

    Yocam maintains that Microsoft is luring personnel away with huge signing bonuses, some in excess of $1 million. "They have the audacity to send limos to Borland's headquarters to take Borland employees out to lunch. I mean, this has got to stop."

    Ah, the good old days. Million-dollar signing bonuses. Limos for job prospects. Corvettes for hot programmers fresh out of college. Penthouse suites with the company logo in genuine Italian marble.

    Why did it ever have to end?

    Oh, wait, don't answer that...

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