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Microsoft Loses Two Key Executives

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the changing-of-the-guard dept.

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.'"

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  1. Lemme guess... by TrappedByMyself · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is one of those threads where people get free Karma by pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft.

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    1. Re:Lemme guess... by Senzei · · Score: 5, Funny
      This is one of those threads where people get free Karma by pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft.

      Microsoft should be declaring bankruptcy any moment, now, give me karma.

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    2. Re:Lemme guess... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is one of those threads where people get free Karma by pontificating about the impending demise of Microsoft.

      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* :P

      (Yes, you can mod this funny, I'm in a good mood today)

    3. Re:Lemme guess... by Savage-Rabbit · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Karma or not +5 funny is still the most satifying moderation.

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    4. Re:Lemme guess... by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny

      +5 funny is still the most satifying moderation.

      You must be really pissed to be +3 Insightful right now.

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  2. Microsoft sure is heartless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  3. Oh no! by mister_llah · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  4. Well, at least they didn't.... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 5, Funny


    ...leave to go work for Google.

    Good thing too.

    Balmer's office furniture allowance is all gone for the quarter.

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  5. Gates as Kirk in "Wrath of Khan" by Brad1138 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Goooooooggggggggglllllleee!!!!!!!!!!!

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