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What's In Steve Ballmer's Inbox?

Posted by timothy on from the a-lot-of-splinters dept.

Barence writes "When Microsoft last year launched Outlook.com, the company carelessly left the SteveBallmer@Outlook.com address vacant. It was snapped up by the editor of PC Pro, giving an insight into the type of emails the public sends to the Microsoft CEO. Among the messages sent to the account are complaints about the Windows 8 interface, a plea from someone who was 'literally driven crazy' by Windows Server product keys, and someone who wants Windows Phone's calendar to remind him when he's being paid. There's also a more sinister complaint from someone who claims they were the victim of racial discrimination when applying for a job at a Microsoft Store."

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  1. duh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ikea adverts. He has to replace chairs.

    1. Re:duh by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 3, Funny

      IKEA furniture is so flimsy it breaks apart when you pick it up, so you can't really throw it.

      That's why you leave it in the box!
      This also results in better aerodynamics, longer flights, and higher impact energies...

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  2. Reminds me of back in the day by axl917 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I once worked for a university IT department, where a lot of us still retained our old "not everyone needs e-mail" addresses well in to the late 90's, such as simple tom@school.edu, bob@school.edu, and so on. One day our rather red-faced director, "Steve", came out to us and said it may be time for everyone to adopt the current "jsmith" standard, and told how a young woman on campus had just sent a quite amorous e-mail to her boyfriend, also name of "Steve", but she only put his first name in the To: field.

  3. Ballmer's Inbox by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 5, Funny

    From: Jsvalbreijkaloua@ikea.com
    Subject: Holiday Sale - Select Chairs 75% Off

    From: amanda.good@monster.com
    Subject: Developers! Developers! Developers!

    From: rstallman@fsf.org
    Subject: RE: UEFI - See you in court.

    From: j.allen@rbc.com
    Subject: SCO still alive!?! Please wire more money!

    From: bgates@microsoft.com
    Subject: Dude, wtf windows 8? Investors want to know.

    From: Larry.Page@gmail.com
    Subject: Windows Phone LOLOLOL

    From: rvstrejklisauke@nokia.com
    Subject: RE:Meeting with Larry Page - not so good

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    1. Re:Ballmer's Inbox by jkrise · · Score: 5, Funny

      From: rvstrejklisauke@nokia.com
      Subject: RE:Meeting with Larry Page - not so good

      A bit cryptic. I thought a better one from nokia:

      From: stephenelop@nokia.com
      Subject: Mission accomplished, awaiting further orders...

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  4. the real story here by nimbius · · Score: 1, Funny

    is how the editor of PC Pro cant seem to get invited to anymore of these events.

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  5. The truth hurts... by dclozier · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's actually steve.ballmer@gmail.com ;)

  6. Re:Windoh's 8 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't me bro!