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Why Microsoft?
theodp writes "Before a large crowd of students at the University of Washington computer science department, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was asked why students should care about Microsoft enough to want to work there. Aside from the ending, which begs for an if-you're-happy-and-you-know-it-clap-your-hands remix, Ballmer seemed to handle the question adequately for an MBA-type, although TechCrunch has a different opinion, suggesting 'maybe it's time for the great salesman to hang it up.' Oddly enough, a recent resignation letter from a Microsoft developer en route to Facebook ('Microsoft has been an awesome place to work over the past twelve years. In college, I never thought I'd work for Microsoft. Then I interned in 1997 and fell in love.') may be more what the skeptical CS student was looking for in terms of a Microsoft endorsement."
Because Microsoft has a proven track record for Developers Developers Developers!
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The downside is that you have to hide your MacBookPro and iPhone from public view.
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Oh boy. Will you ever be miffed if that 4square ripoff turns out to be the next Facebook :D.
Something bad is coming when people are suddenly anxious to tell the truth.
Ballmer should just never, ever appear on camera. He just shouldn't do it. Some P.R. person needs to take him aside and convince him that it would be better to have some spokesmodel than for his simian presence to scare the young.
You are welcome on my lawn.
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I may be coward, but I'm not stupid enough to sign Microsoft's employment contract. No amount of benefits will convince me to sign a flaming contract that mentions the ownership of my soul.
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Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.
[quote]It's a juggernaut built on the backs of broken promises and stolen dreams, with an army of giddy fanboys clamoring for their turn to be chewed up and spit out by the machine.[/quote] ... I don't think they really need drama majors, anyway.
That is what you are, right? Or did Slashcode eat the [emo] tags around that post?