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- 40yrOldVirgin, on 05/19/2008, -18/+395DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, OMELLETE
- boldi, on 05/19/2008, -18/+343The hungarian government pays license fee for microsoft for every single computer in the academia, no matter if they don't want to use microsoft software, no matter if they already have a license. Of course this gives the stability that everyone in the academia is free to use those products and don't have to fear, but these contracts bind all the people, teachers, students etc. into a monopoly where there are no competitors and no choices.
And because of the lack of the normal 'fees' per computer, nobody will be interested to avoid using crappy and expensive software. Thefore such contracts significantly harm the 'market', meaning both FOSS and proprietary software market.
It is common that every government regulates procedures when they don't fit into the normal market behaviour, e.g. when the open market could harm the common wealth. In this case, the government itself helps a company to do that and it is fully the opposite what a government is used to do. - quomen, on 05/19/2008, -18/+243Steve Ballmer didn't seem too Hungary.
- mypetridish, on 05/19/2008, -8/+200how could the Hungarian government sign such a pro-monopoly contract in the first place anyway? I want to heard both sides of the story.
- inactive, on 05/19/2008, -40/+222i dont think he EGGxpected that............. muahahaha
- colonelbuckshot, on 05/19/2008, -7/+141He should throw eggs at his government then.
- ferrariman60, on 05/19/2008, -2/+124Wow, 0 for 3. What a bad throw. If he only had 1, I would understand the miss..... but 3? Come on, man. That's shameful. He wasn't THAT far away.
- Nowaiman, on 05/19/2008, -2/+117Well that kind of sucked. He was just standing there after probably expecting security to tackle him but no one really cared.
- TheMongo, on 05/19/2008, -51/+153What the hell? It's a goddamn operating system & office suite, how are people so pissed off about this? Ballmer's a person, and no one deserves stupid ***** like that. Guess what that kid's stunt is going to change? Absolutely ***** nothing. He's going to get his ten minutes of internet fame, he's embarrassed his school and Microsoft will still go on doing whatever the hell it wants to.
Sometimes people forget real life is not the internet. - wontstoptalking, on 05/19/2008, -9/+97Ballmer was great in this: Did you see that face-melting glare he gave the egg-thrower? It made him stop, and everyone looked at him, and he awkwardly shuffled out. I respect Ballmer for not losing it like O'Reilly would have. Though I would pay a lot of money to see O'Reilly egged.
- delmar14, on 05/19/2008, -16/+92Ballmer may be an assclown but the guy throwing eggs came off as a childish retard. Shouldn't he be throwing eggs at his government officials given that it was their decision, not Ballmer's?
- Caffro, on 05/19/2008, -9/+80I love the way everyone awkwardly laughed at Steve Balmers joke when the guy left.
- Shreyasva, on 05/19/2008, -7/+69i think security personnel are gonna install egg-detectors at every place he speaks from now on
- saxmaster, on 05/19/2008, -9/+69Yeah, Microsoft just happens to be the company chosen by the Hungarian government. The government is to blame for limiting options.
- tabion, on 05/19/2008, -11/+69***** IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE
- fungke, on 05/19/2008, -1/+50Well that was uncomfortable.
- norbiu, on 05/19/2008, -2/+49So nobody noticed Ballmer flipping off the crowd?
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3037/picture1gx ... - chesscat, on 05/19/2008, -5/+52Egg misses egghead.
- riskybeats, on 05/19/2008, -6/+51Its spelled 'expecte... oh.. oh I get it.
- FuzzyBunny, on 05/19/2008, -9/+51Thanks for the explanation. However, that sounds like the Hungarian government's fault, not Microsoft's. One can hardly blame a public corporation for accepting a lucrative and legal contract. Also, it doesn't really excuse that guy for egging Balmer instead of voices his problems in a legitimate and civilized way.
- colonelbuckshot, on 05/19/2008, -5/+47What exactly did he say? He speaks English with a heavy Japanese accent
- addysonclark, on 05/19/2008, -4/+46GOD I HATE YOU
- CharlesDance, on 05/19/2008, -5/+44That was amazingly awkward, i love it! He makes his comment then proceeds to pick up each egg and throw them individually, then everybody stands up to let him leave and he just walks off. Ballmer hiding behind the podium is hilarious while everybody is watching this guy throw eggs oh yes!
- automate, on 05/19/2008, -16/+52that didnt hit the bullseye!!
- Wakuko, on 05/19/2008, -16/+51Side One: Every hungarian politician involved in IT decisions has been bribed to make deals with M$ and get huuuuuge kickbacks they wouldn't get if they went open source.
Side Two: There is no side two. - rmxz, on 05/19/2008, -6/+40It's not the operating system he seems to be complaining about. He's obsessed because of the large contract that he thinks is not in the interest of his country; apparently of the opinion that the tax money could have been better spent elsewhere.
- lukasz007, on 05/19/2008, -20/+50He missed! I can't believe he missed his bold head.
I love how he tried to hide behind the desk. - AndrewDB, on 05/19/2008, -11/+40How can he miss that big fat bald head?
- ThEDeMoNKiNg, on 05/19/2008, -0/+29"We didn't want this stupid [person] in the country.
Good job!"
Hooray. A use for my Hungarian language. - ronaldmonster, on 05/19/2008, -27/+55Ballmer is the posterboy for everything that's wrong with Microsoft in a nutshell so he kinda deserved it >.>
- estate, on 05/19/2008, -4/+31That's a little insensitive. He's probably got enough cholesterol as it is...
- wjbp, on 05/20/2008, -0/+26He barely hit the wall.
It's funny how they didn't need 8 police officers to take him down, taze him, and carry him to jail. - RottNKorpse, on 05/19/2008, -1/+26the best part is he thought he would get some huge reaction when actually all that happens is everyone sees he throws like a girl
- TheAtomicMoose, on 05/19/2008, -2/+26Well that was an educated comment...
I am going to link to a duck:http://www.valdosta.edu/~mtrejo/duck.jpeg - wjbp, on 05/20/2008, -0/+23Maybe he already egged them.
- bmcnally, on 05/19/2008, -1/+24I have no idea what you're talking about, so here's a bunny with a pancake on its head.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/5414660_8716bf615 ... - MagicBobert, on 05/19/2008, -3/+23Then he should complain to his government, who allocates where the taxes go.
- Thugacation, on 05/19/2008, -0/+19Ballmer's lucky the guy's throwing skill is worse than his English.
- sirbeta, on 05/19/2008, -3/+21Is it just me or did he not hit Ballmer even once with those eggs? I'd hardly say this has any comparison to Gates gettied pied.
- 0gre, on 05/19/2008, -4/+22I was kind of surprised, I can't stand the guy but Ballmer handled it quite well. I guess he's gotten used to fending off hecklers and verbal attacks against Microsoft.
- falafelkiosken, on 05/19/2008, -1/+18he should have thrown back a chair or something
- BOFH2, on 05/19/2008, -0/+17No but I am sure that they approved it in the end.
- colonelbuckshot, on 05/19/2008, -0/+16I have no idea what you're talking about, so here's a cat with a lemon on its head.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6948/lemoncatsize ... - Tanath, on 05/20/2008, -1/+17My hair is a bird. Your argument is invalid:
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1251/birdhairyp ... - pault107, on 05/20/2008, -0/+16I was expecting him to get bum-rushed by security and tazed, but everyone just sat there looking at him. That's what made it even more hilarious. He just kind of shuffled off. Classic.
- inactive, on 05/19/2008, -4/+19The look of terror on Ballmer's face was awesome, right when he comes out from behind the desk. OH NOES TEROR ATAK FROM EIGS!
- shutaro, on 05/19/2008, -5/+20Funny, but that guy throwing the eggs is lucky he didn't get a chair in the face for his trouble... Seriously, do NOT taunt The Ballmer!
- ErikHK, on 05/19/2008, -3/+18"Hungary? Is that a country? I've heard of Turkey but..."
- shutaro, on 05/19/2008, -2/+16I expected Ballmer go charging into the crowd after the guy himself... Way to hide behind the desk. =P
- sgglynn, on 05/19/2008, -0/+14"Though I would pay a lot of money to see O'Reilly egged."
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