<![CDATA[Why I quit Microsoft...]]>With a moron like Balmer running it, it's no wonder 🙂

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=ballmerwindows.wmv

this is real footage 15 years ago....sad isn't it?

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2k3WRXND wrote:
Awww yes Microsoft....making inferior products since 1985 🙂
"MICRO SOFT'S" bill gates was pass ing out flyers for his moms beauty salon before microsoft was even thought of

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10114https://fargostreet.com/post/10114Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:57:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:59:22 GMT]]>if i had a superpower, itd be to predict the future. Vegas would be a dream land

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10097https://fargostreet.com/post/10097Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:59:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:54:33 GMT]]>Microsoft employs the most millionaire secretaries of any company in the world. During their first few years of operation they were given the option of Xmas bonuses or Company Stock. Almost everyone took company stock...it paid off.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10070https://fargostreet.com/post/10070Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:54:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:58:43 GMT]]>yea, like thatd be cool if you knew these guy were goin to be the richest in the world...so you just start hanging out with them one day, carrying their books to class and what not. getting on their good side so now youd be living in a huge mansion with everything invested for just being a help out pal a few hours a day.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10053https://fargostreet.com/post/10053Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:58:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:56:45 GMT]]>Awww yes Microsoft....making inferior products since 1985 🙂

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10050https://fargostreet.com/post/10050Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:56:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:48:38 GMT]]>damn only if i was old enough durin the 80's and knew who to be friends with. aka Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

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Dangler wrote:
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, but Balmer's actually a decent guy, I met him a few years ago. Scott McNealy (Sun CEO) on the other hand, is not that great of a guy.

Of course, they each could of been having an unusual day and Scott would actually be the nice one and Steve the jerk-off. Tough to tell in 15 minutes

I'm being sarcastic 🙂

I posted it just to show you how motivation and dedication can persevere over anything. Look at him 15 years ago, and today. Pretty amazing. Our project group spoke with Balmer 2 years ago at the upper plains technology convention when he spoke, he took many of the ECE/CS students and spoke on campus as well. Interesting guy, but I had to post the clip 🙂 I laughed my ass off for hours.

Never met Scott McNealy, but I don't think your the only one who has ever stated that before. Numerous people before have stated about Sun's upper management "cynicism" brewing all the way up to the CEO which would be Scott himself. Just various articles I've read especially on his behavior with oracle's business practices after being confronted on a possible backbone building process where both companies can at least support each other (which Microsoft is now comitting to) but once again, just words never saw anything firsthand.

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2k3WRXND wrote:
With a moron like Balmer running it, it's no wonder

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, but Balmer's actually a decent guy, I met him a few years ago. Scott McNealy (Sun CEO) on the other hand, is not that great of a guy.

Of course, they each could of been having an unusual day and Scott would actually be the nice one and Steve the jerk-off. Tough to tell in 15 minutes

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10021https://fargostreet.com/post/10021Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:55:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:01:26 GMT]]>matthew lesko is a pimp what other way to scam people outta money then to wear a jacket full of question marks

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10014https://fargostreet.com/post/10014Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:01:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:00:16 GMT]]>in that commercial he sounds like matthew lesko

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/10013https://fargostreet.com/post/10013Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:00:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why I quit Microsoft... on Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:31:34 GMT]]>I want that!! It's to bad I live in Nebraska.

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