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Another Microsoft Exec Joins Google

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-another-boring-sunday dept.

SirClicksalot writes "CNN is reporting that Vic Gundotra, a 15-year veteran general manager at Microsoft, has left the company to join Google. Gundotra worked at Microsoft as general manager for platform evangelism to get software developers to use Microsoft's software and online offerings. The function he will perform at Google is not yet known, but he will need to wait one year before starting his new job because of a non-compete clause in his contract."

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  1. Was that... by bcat24 · · Score: 5, Funny

    the sound a chair being thrown?

    1. Re:Was that... by OmegaBlac · · Score: 5, Funny

      Could also be the sound of hundreds of thousands of Slashdot geeks rushing to quickly type out a housand variations (there will be dupes of course) of the "Ballmer Tossing Chairs" jokes. Each starting with "And in Redmond...".

    2. Re:Was that... by flacco · · Score: 4, Funny

      luckily for all concerned, the office got together and bought ballmer this recently.

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  2. Curious statement by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Funny

    "We are uncertain what precise role he will play when he begins working for Google, but he has a broad range of skills and experience which we believe will be valuable to Google," Google spokesman Steve Langdon said in an e-mail statement.

    Soo... the guy is going to take a year long vacation and then Google might know what job they're giving him?

    Either Google is lying or they're poaching MS execs just to be dicks.

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  3. Only on slashdot... by rogerramrod · · Score: 4, Funny

    You get modded a troll when you correct your own post.

  4. Is it a vicious cycle? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, are there more executives leaving MS because they don't have a chair to sit on? It can get hard on the feet.

  5. He'll need that year by zecg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Company policy all of a sudden not allowing him to be evil must be quite a thing to adapt to after Microsoft.

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  6. Re:the announcement by iced_773 · · Score: 5, Funny


    No, no. "fsck" is a *nix command. Ballmer wouldn't say that.

    Corrected quote:

    No, you won't need to move, 'cause I'm going to chkdsking KILL YOU NOW!

  7. platform evangelism? by alexandreracine · · Score: 5, Funny
    Gundotra worked at Microsoft as general manager for platform evangelism...
    What's that? Now you have to pray for your Microsoft software to work correcly?
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  8. Re:Great News by WilliamSChips · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only problem is that Google's Stargate is connected to Thor's Hammer so that all the Microsoft execs' symbiotes are killed and the hosts are allowed to regain control.

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