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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: DavidB on 5 August 2005, 10:12
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Wow,talk about a match made in heaven. Bill Gates just hired a Wal-Mart executive to serve as his chief of robbery...er, sales.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002421586_microsoftcoo05.html
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And so another shopping chain becomes part of the Microsoft Empire...
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Microshaft + Wal-Fart
Grow up.
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Grow up.
Uh, sure, Mr. "xyle_one." Or can we call you xylon for short?
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Uh, sure, Mr. "xyle_one." Or can we call you xylon for short?
Let me give you a little hint. If there's a "VIP" title under the name of a member, you should respect what this member has to say.
Xyle_one is a former moderator. Your post against this respected member was not cool!
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Let me give you a little hint. If there's a "VIP" title under the name of a member, you should respect what this member has to say.
Xyle_one is a former moderator. Your post against this respected member was not cool!
I see; you don't care about a person's character or the substance of their post. All you care about is their title.
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I see; you don't care about a person's character or the substance of their post. All you care about is their title.
Not really. But I thought your post was rude.
Anyway, I guess they thought, if Wal-Mart can sell overprised crap in the best way possible, we must get that guy to come help us sell ours too.
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Not really. But I thought your post was rude.
I thought his post was rude.
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David keep posting stuuf like that, and you can get banned, trust me i know
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I agree, with David here, even though xyle_one might have a point he could've expressed his opinion in a more tactful manner.
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David keep posting stuuf like that, and you can get banned, trust me i know
You got banned for posting nothing but childish crap, but as you're only 12 I wouldn't expect anything else. Believe me don't take this as an insult most 12 year olds are imature - afterall they're still children and therefore have the right to be imature - it'd be unhealthy for a 12 year old to act like a mature adult.
By the way isn't the minimum age for this forum 13?
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By the way isn't the minimum age for this forum 13?
Under 13 you need permission from your parents.
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I thought his post was rude.
I thought your post was fucking childish. You want to be taken seriously and have people respect you? Don't type like a 13yr old aol-speaking jerk-off.
My title here isn't important, what is important is that according to my post history, the fact that I have been here for over 3 years, and the fact that I am not banned (amazingly enough), you should have gathered that I am least a semi-contributing member. To come in and start talking shit to establshed members is bad form, and on any other forum your ass would be banned quick for being a dick.
Now to get back on topic, who cares if Microsoft hired a Wal-mart executive. It is apparent that Wal-Mart is an extremelly crafty and successful business, and has a team of people who can manipulate their way to the top, like any good business man dreams off. Why wouldn't Microsoft be interested? I am also glad to hear that a man who started as a clerk was able to progress so far.
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I see; you don't care about a person's character or the substance of their post. All you care about is their title.
If we are going by substance of someones post, perhaps you should stop using terms such as Microshaft and M$?
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I thought your post was fucking childish. You want to be taken seriously and have people respect you? Don't type like a 13yr old aol-speaking jerk-off.
The title of this forum is MicroSUCK, and you can't handle MicroSHAFT? Or was it my reference to "Wal-Fart" that pushed you over the edge.
My title here isn't important, what is important is that according to my post history, the fact that I have been here for over 3 years, and the fact that I am not banned (amazingly enough), you should have gathered that I am least a semi-contributing member.
Not getting banned doesn't mean a thing. I've been banned from several websites which I later discovered were corrupt or simply full of shit (e.g. Smirking Chimp, Democratic Underground, TeachersNet). And what about MY constributions? Have you ever run for public office? Do you live in Seattle, which is just about ground zero for Microsoft corruption?
To come in and start talking shit to establshed members is bad form, and on any other forum your ass would be banned quick for being a dick.
You mean I should wait a couple weeks before "talking shit to establishmed members"?
Now to get back on topic, who cares if Microsoft hired a Wal-mart executive.
Obviously, you don't.
It is apparent that Wal-Mart is an extremelly crafty and successful business, and has a team of people who can manipulate their way to the top, like any good business man dreams off.
Yeah, right - just like Bill Gates is a model of "success."
Why wouldn't Microsoft be interested?
No argument there. If I ran an organized crime syndicate, I'd look to another organized crime syndicate as a source of personnel, too.
I am also glad to hear that a man who started as a clerk was able to progress so far.
Hmmmm... As an employee of WAL-FART, I wonder what he did to progress so far???
If we are going by substance of someones post, perhaps you should stop using terms such as Microshaft and M$?
I have a proposition - why don't you petition this site's owner to replace that childish name - Microsuck - with something that gives Microsoft the respect it deserves. How about Microsoft.com?
As for M$, see your pharmacist. They ought to have something that'll cure your headache, heartburn, head up the butt, or whatever it is that ails you.
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If we are going by substance of someones post, perhaps you should stop using terms such as Microshaft and M$?
Should we change the title of this forum then? Microsuck is no less childish than Microshaft or Wal-Fart (which I incidentally found quite funny).
EDIT: Damn, I was beaten to it.
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Should we change the title of this forum then? Microsuck is no less childish than Microshaft or Wal-Fart (which I incidentally found quite funny).
EDIT: Damn, I was beaten to it.
Just think of the fun we could have if Microsoft and Wal-Mart merged! What would their new name be - Micro-Mart, Wal-Soft, Soft-Head, LonghornFart, The Bill and Melinda Gates Fart in the Taxpayers' Faces Foundation, Haliburton, Disneyland Version 3.0, M$W$, or WHAT? And what we call the new campus - Screw U?
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I think it's alright to use word play in thread titles (newspapers often use it in their headlines) just as long as it's not overused - then it just becomes childish.
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The title of this forum is MicroSUCK, and you can't handle MicroSHAFT? Or was it my reference to "Wal-Fart" that pushed you over the edge.
The name of this site is terrible and I hope for the day when it is changed back to fuckmicrosoft.
Nothing pushed me over the edge. I am just annoyed by you. I have been reading your posts and you think far too highly of yourself, you just aren't that important.
Not getting banned doesn't mean a thing. I've been banned from several websites which I later discovered were corrupt or simply full of shit (e.g. Smirking Chimp, Democratic Underground, TeachersNet). And what about MY constributions? Have you ever run for public office? Do you live in Seattle, which is just about ground zero for Microsoft corruption?
Oh noes watch he ran for public office and lost!
You are a new member with an egenda to push. You haven't contributed shit except some terrible site and some conspiracy nutjob bullshit.
You mean I should wait a couple weeks before "talking shit to establishmed members"?
You should learn some fucking respect.
Obviously, you don't.
True.
Yeah, right - just like Bill Gates is a model of "success."
What is your definition of success? According to a lot of peoples, he is quite the model of success.
No argument there. If I ran an organized crime syndicate, I'd look to another organized crime syndicate as a source of personnel, too.
Laffo. Organized crime? What's the crime? They supply a product and tell us we need it so we buy it. The crime here is lack of education, which I can't blame on Microsoft or Wal-Mart.
Hmmmm... As an employee of WAL-FART, I wonder what he did to progress so far???
He obviously had a knack for the business and excelled at making his voice heard.
I have a proposition - why don't you petition this site's owner to replace that childish name - Microsuck - with something that gives Microsoft the respect it deserves. How about Microsoft.com?
As for M$, see your pharmacist. They ought to have something that'll cure your headache, heartburn, head up the butt, or whatever it is that ails you.
A little upset? Stop taking yourself so serious. This is only an internet forum. You don't have to prove anything to anyone, lol.
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The name of this site is terrible
So why do you post here?
I hope for the day when it is changed back to fuckmicrosoft.
You think fuckmicrosoft is more respctable than microsuck. Interesting.
Nothing pushed me over the edge. I am just annoyed by you.
So why do you read my posts?
I have been reading your posts and you think far too highly of yourself, you just aren't that important.
Who IS that important - besides the almighty Xylon, of course?
You are a new member with an egenda to push.
Well, yeah, my agenda includes taking Microsft down a notch or two, and I thought a website named MicroSUCKS might attract people of a similar bent. If you represent the norm, then the site should be renamed to http://www.microsoftwhores.com.
You haven't contributed shit except some terrible site and some conspiracy nutjob bullshit.
So where are your websites? And speaking of conspiracies, visit http://www.seattleweekly.com and type in "The Olchefske Files." See if you can count the conspiracies in that article (which mentions me, by the way). And when you've matured a little bit, maybe I can tell you about some more conspiracies - including the article itself.
You should learn some fucking respect.
And you should stay just the way you are - rude disrespectful and arrogant, making no real contribution to any cause.
Laffo. Organized crime? What's the crime?
It depends on how you define "crime." If you're talking about criminal convictions by judge and jury, Bill Gates may only be guilty of a handful of crimes. If you use the broader defintion, the answer's all over the map.
Remember, Adolph Hitler was never convicted of any crimes, either.
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So why do you read my posts?
Good point. I forgot about the ignore feature :)
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Nice work fucking up a potentially interesting discussion, guys.
The reason I think this is signifigant is based on where both companies stand in the marketplace. Wal-mart, as we all know, is the lowest common denominator store. They sell cheap shit and they are proud to sell cheap shit - it's their niche market, and nobody else comes close. Microsoft, on the other hand, believes itself to be elite. Windows is thought of as the OS of choice, and Word and Excel are the cornerstones of modern business. Microsoft believes it has the best product on the market, and charges accordingly for it.
But now that Microsoft is going to be using Wal-mart sales strategies, the whole market for computers and software might change. In my opinion, probably not for the better, because I already consider Windows the Wal-mart of operating systems - designed for everyone, and annoying because of it. Wal-mart has already become an outlet for cheap shitty hardware. Perhaps Microsoft is going to become an outlet for cheap shitty software? It will be interesting to see where this goes.
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Perhaps Microsoft is going to become an outlet for cheap shitty software?
As opposed to expensive shitty software? If M$ (sorry, Xylon) is going to charge us less for the same old shit, then I guess I can't complain. However, that's hard to believe. I think Bill Gates is working on a grander strategy. The only thing we can be certain of is that no one will benefit from it except Bill Gates.
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Nice work fucking up a potentially interesting discussion, guys.
Sorry worker201 :(
As opposed to expensive shitty software? If M$ (sorry, Xylon) is going to charge us less for the same old shit, then I guess I can't complain. However, that's hard to believe. I think Bill Gates is working on a grander strategy. The only thing we can be certain of is that no one will benefit from it except Bill Gates.
Quality post! A++ would read again!!!
XYLON HAS SPOKEN!
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Edit. double post.
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Wal-mart has already become an outlet for cheap shitty hardware.
Not to mention Linspire boxen...
And guys! Cut out the arguing! You both acted like ten year olds! (And I just joined the club :) )