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Microsoft Loses Two Key Executives
DIY News writes "Microsoft lost two key employees amidst major reorganization announced last month. One of them has led several MSN efforts and another who was a top developer for the Office unit. According to Microsoft, 'when you have a company of 60,000 employees, people are coming and going all the time.'"
I reallly hope they find these guys, for the sakes of their families. Sure, 60,000 is a lot of people, but losing people... wow, and Microsoft acts like it is nothing.
First thrown chair!
Everybody's a libertarian 'till their neighbour's becomes a crack house.
They lost a couple of key executives.
I guess they'll have to just go to ACE Hardware for their keys, now, just like everyone else...
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It's not too much of a shocker, people DO come and go all the time, even at big companies... status quo, IMHO.
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Here's the appropriate lyrics for those who want to sing along.
Altho this one might be more appropriate.
Microsoft insiders report that the company still does not know exactly where the two executives went. Local law enforcement has become involved, and has collected a substantial amount of evidence, including two slightly bloody chairs. Microsoft has declined to comment on this evidence.
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Microsoft should be declaring bankruptcy any moment, now, give me karma.
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Good thing too.
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GeneralEmergency
This is one of those threads where people get free Karma by pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft.
:P
I doubt it, Funny mods give no karma. You'd have to make either an insightful, interesting or informative comment to earn that, and I don't think "pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft" would be insightful.
*Starts whistling, hoping his comment was insightful enough*
(Yes, you can mod this funny, I'm in a good mood today)
Unfortunately for you, being moderated funny won't get you any karma. :-P
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Goooooooggggggggglllllleee!!!!!!!!!!!
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people
Fuck off, you fucking Google-astroturf!
MS does something: "Oh, it doesn't matter, it's old, and they're evil, and I'm runing Linux since the 70s."
Google does something: "Ooooooooooooh, that's GREAT and soooo innovative!!!! I hope they will blow the M$ out of business really soon now!!!!"
Get a fucking job.
Time to start this kind of thread, too :-)
I'm taking bets that most will be modded funny instead of insightful.
:)
Granted though... I could be moderated insightful for THIS post... so I'm betting against myself
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Oh, Stevie B.. You're so funny when you're seeting with jealousy.
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Google hires two new key executives.
When I read this quote, "When you have a company of 60,000 employees, people are coming and going all the time." I couldn't help but be reminded of the comment made by Spinal Tap's manager about the band's declining audience.
Marty: The last time Tap toured America, they where, uh, booked
into 10,000 seat arenas, and 15,000 seat venues, and it
seems that now, on the current tour they're being
booked into 1,200 seat arenas, 1,500 seat arenas, and uh
I was just wondering, does this mean uh...the popularity
of the group is waning?
Ian: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no...no, no, not at all.
I, I, I just think that the.. uh.. their appeal is
becoming more selective.
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
For a moment, I thought that my weather widget was busted.
I thought it was a virus or something. This story explains everything. What a relief.
...when you don't validate your pointers.
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I, for one, welcome our new pontificating Karma giving overlords (moderators?)!
Don't use the Troll mod just because you disagree with me.
Be careful! He's got a chair and he knows how to use it!
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Microsoft lost two key employees amidst major reorganization announced last month
See, That's what you get when you start rearranging stuff and can't remember where you put it.
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check underneath the couch? That's where when I lose something, I usually find them.
putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
By giving me Karma!!
Don't use the Troll mod just because you disagree with me.
They don't conflict at all. Gates was referring to the Apple turnovers that are popular in the lunchrooms on the Microsoft campus. Sparing no expense, they use only quality Macintosh Apples for their turnovers.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
+5 funny is still the most satifying moderation.
You must be really pissed to be +3 Insightful right now.
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Dear Colleague
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If these were 2048-bit or 4096-bit key executives, then I think microsoft really has reason to worry! ...But if they were 512-bit key executives, then this is barely news.
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That's a very true statement, especially when a company is going through a reorganization. This means absolutely nothing other than a slow news day on Slashdot. I'm actually confused as to why this ended up getting approved for the front page.
/. a slow news day considerably lowers the bar for 'stuff that matters.'
Ah, but on
"There are no facts, only interpretations." --Friedrich Nietzsche.
uses Google search to find them..... I simply can't believe I am the first one to use this.
A most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a bit.