"A loss of 1 percent of the market may not mean much to Microsoft, but it translates into a large growth, proportionately, in the number of users running Mozilla and Netscape-based browsers. Mozilla and Netscape's combined market share has increased by 26 percent, rising from 3.21 percent of the market in June to 4.05 percent in July, Johnston said."
A 26% increase for Mozilla and Netscape in less than one month is significant to them. I'll bet MS considers it significant also.
While I worked there (bluebadge,left early 90s) we also had a breakroom for our group that was stocked with beer,hors d'oeuvres,pizza, sofas, pinball,foozball, TVs... You had to be in the group to have access to it. Locked for anyone else. There were a few other groups that had rooms like this also.
I have never seen a company give out beer like this. To call a meeting and expect anyone to showup you had to say that BEER (or reefer) will be provided.
Every company party also had booze flowing.
When any product ships they have a party at 'lake bill' get drunk and toss the product manager into the drink. The parties generally start at 10 am. Afterward everyone takes off for the day.
I am suprised that they have not been sued because a employee crashed into someone after being at a company meeting drunk on company provided booze. Talk about a dumb company policy. I know that I left many meetings drunk on my ass.
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"A loss of 1 percent of the market may not mean much to Microsoft, but it translates into a large growth, proportionately, in the number of users running Mozilla and Netscape-based browsers. Mozilla and Netscape's combined market share has increased by 26 percent, rising from 3.21 percent of the market in June to 4.05 percent in July, Johnston said." A 26% increase for Mozilla and Netscape in less than one month is significant to them. I'll bet MS considers it significant also.
While I worked there (bluebadge,left early 90s) we also had a breakroom for our group that was stocked with beer,hors d'oeuvres,pizza, sofas, pinball,foozball, TVs... You had to be in the group to have access to it. Locked for anyone else. There were a few other groups that had rooms like this also. I have never seen a company give out beer like this. To call a meeting and expect anyone to showup you had to say that BEER (or reefer) will be provided. Every company party also had booze flowing. When any product ships they have a party at 'lake bill' get drunk and toss the product manager into the drink. The parties generally start at 10 am. Afterward everyone takes off for the day. I am suprised that they have not been sued because a employee crashed into someone after being at a company meeting drunk on company provided booze. Talk about a dumb company policy. I know that I left many meetings drunk on my ass.