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Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott Gets Axed

avjt writes "Microsoft has terminated its CIO Stuart Scott for 'violation of company policies'. They won't elaborate. Now what do you think this guy has done?" Ya know, I'm positive someone reading this story knows the answer to the mystery... and they could post it anonymously and be totally fine because there will be a hundred other totally wrong guesses and it would be completely impossible to distinguish the two ;)

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  1. google time by tritonman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Time to google for articles where he said something good about Linux...

    1. Re:google time by Hanners1979 · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's a bit heartless - It was probably using Google and not Live Search that got him into trouble in the first place. ;)

    2. Re:google time by rrhal · · Score: 5, Funny

      4) Took pictures of MacIntosh Computers being unloaded into his building.

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    3. Re:google time by EriDay · · Score: 4, Funny

      If we add:

      4. Tried to hire CowboyNeal as Intern.

      This can become a slashdot poll. Once the results are in, we'll know the real reason.

    4. Re:google time by ubrgeek · · Score: 5, Funny

      Misrepresented himself. Is his resume completely honest? Some have been canned for claiming work that they didn't do or graduated from schools when they didn't

      I resent that.

      ubrgeek
      MA, BS, PhD - Cambridge, Yale, Harvard
      Inventor of automobile, SuperBall(tm) and the Internet.

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    5. Re:google time by soloport · · Score: 4, Funny

      4) Couldn't say "Developers!" more than seven times in a row without getting tongue-tied.

    6. Re:google time by Darby · · Score: 4, Funny

      However, I will cede that the inventor of the automobile has not recently been in the news, and so its entirely feasible that you are he.

      So what?

      Dude, you're talking to the guy who invented the *superball*.
      Try and get some perspective in future ;-)

  2. obvious by tomstdenis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Got fed up with Vista and installed $SOME_DISTRO instead. :-)

    Somehow this is gonna cost me karma... :-(

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    1. Re:obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      >No, he was reading Slashdot all day

      on a Mac :)

    2. Re:obvious by jkrise · · Score: 4, Funny

      He was Chief Information officer, remember? So maybe he truthfully reported all the 14 sales of Vista?

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  3. No it wouldn't... by ByOhTek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ya know, I'm positive someone reading this story knows the answer to the mystery... and they could post it anonymously and be totally fine because there will be a hundred other totally wrong guesses and it would be completely impossible to distinguish the two ;)


    Taco said in one of his write-ups, comments will (very rarely) be removed for legal reasons.

    Whichever post dissapears after MS sends an email threatening legal action. That is the reason... Everyone, ready your screenshots!
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  4. The reason... by limabone · · Score: 5, Funny

    When filling out a form, under the section that said 'DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE' he wrote 'OK'

  5. I know what he did... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He bought a Sony Playstation 3, then looked for help setting it up via Google on his Linux based computer.

  6. balmer by wwmedia · · Score: 5, Funny

    balmer run out of chairs to toss! so he moved onto the management, which is a smart move they are thick as wood anyways

  7. Belinda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    He was baggin' Belinda.

  8. political incorrect by hyperinactive · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stuart L. Scott's middle name is Linus.

  9. Tabloids for nerds, things that don't matter... by mattgreen · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...often the reality is much simpler and mundane... What are you doing bringing reality into this? We're trying to film the nerd equivalent of 90210 here, and you barge in with your 'reality' like it actually means something!
  10. Random medical screening results by ciaohound · · Score: 4, Funny

    A test came back negative -- his body was NOT composed of pure evil, which of course violates MS company policy. Subsequent tests confirmed it, although he is appealing to the World Anti-Doping Agency. Floyd Landis was unavailable for comment.

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  11. Re:He was caught... by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, I like how you just copied a post directly off the story site! That's the spirit of re-use in action.

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  12. Clippy by redshirt1111 · · Score: 5, Funny

    He told Clippy to, and I quote, "Get Bent".

  13. Stop crime now - use unreasonable force by Benson+Arizona · · Score: 5, Funny

    Terminating him seems a bit harsh - couldn't they just have sacked him?

  14. Maybe he is really... by seanellis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pamela Jones!

  15. Re:Ballmer Attitude? by CmdrGravy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The real reason for this should be immediately obvious to anyone as schooled in espionage as I am.

    A common gambit for agencies wishing to implant a mole into a rival agency is to first of all establish their lack of attachment for the potential mole, common techniques for this are high profile embarrasing sackings or similar. Just as we see here.

    Don't be surprised to see this guy revert to the life of an itinerant alcoholic for a while telling the world about how he made it big with one of the top dogs in the software industry and how he could have been great if the bastards hadn't dragged him down like that and how he'd do anything for revenge.

    The aim obviously is for him to be hired by Red Hat or someone similar where he can then work from within to destroy them.

    It's all obvious for those looking at the right signs.

  16. Re:Some information... by tokul · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously...who has SEVEN CHILDREN? On PURPOSE?
    One drove too fast and they are six
    One went to wrong place and they are five
    One learned to fly a plane (almost) and they are four
    One was a brave astronaut until shuttle crashed
    One slept with wrong wife and they are two
    One used wrong crack and there is only one
    Last boy is a nerd. End of your genealogy tree.
  17. There's your answer... by gosand · · Score: 5, Funny
    He helped "ensure that Microsoft is the "first and best customer" of its own products."


    There's your answer - he pushed them to use Vista internally.

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  18. Re:Ballmer Attitude? by Deadstick · · Score: 5, Funny
    It really wouldn't surprise me if they treated their employees the same way they treat their customers.

    Well, that's what ValleyWag says he was doing...

    rj