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Ballmer admits Linux' TCO is lower than Windows (duh!).
jtpenrod:
quote: You know how Ballmer keeps making boneheaded statements that harm Microsoft, or make it look bad? Could this be due to him feeling guilty over the horrid thing that Microsoft is?
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I doubt it. Ballmer is His Gatesness' cat's paw, and a probable fall guy. If worst comes to worst, M$ can always kick Ballmer out (with a most generous severance package, of course) all the while denying everything. Very likely Ballmer knows exactly what his part is in the grand scheme of things. M$ comes out looking good for getting rid of the albatross, they can deny everything Ballmer said, and Ballmer himself still comes out a multi-millionaire. A "win" situation all around.
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[ August 02, 2002: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]
beltorak0:
who didn't catchy this when gates appointed ballmer to the post of CEO right after the DoJ begain it's inquest? gates was trying say to the public "I'm just an iunnocent programmer!!! I'm not the evil CEO everyone thinks I am!!!" his press release said that he wanted to get back to the job of designing software. whatever. we all know the truth. the only thing he designed was .... was .... shit. i forgot. anyone know?
-t.
Kintaro:
Just wondering but,
what would you use for a server Zombie9947369074???
[ August 09, 2002: Message edited by: Ex Eleven / b0b ]
WaWAR_FA:
or you could send the 280k to hire a leet linux programmer for a few YEARS!
choasforages:
ummm, 280k would probably keep me going for 3 years
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