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- ronk, on 11/09/2007, -4/+167He must have made Google his start page.
- luchid, on 11/09/2007, -19/+114Maybe he wasn't evil enough?
- bruinexmo, on 11/09/2007, -3/+74Maybe he tried to sell his Zune on eBay.
- toastgodsupreme, on 11/09/2007, -1/+56Wow, how much does it suck that when you get fired, a press release is made about it? Poor guy...
- HomerSimpson748, on 11/09/2007, -5/+55Wanted to see what this Ubuntu fad was all about.
- Kamujin, on 11/09/2007, -12/+51If he's not evil enough for MS, he'll have no chance over at Apple.
- dafragsta, on 11/09/2007, -1/+39Wow! You know he was in hot water if they didn't ask for his resignation first. They wanted to bury him.
- MasteRR, on 11/09/2007, -4/+39"after an investigation for violation of company policies"
He installed Linux on his computer, didn't he? - CraigJ, on 11/08/2007, -1/+35He forgot the cover sheets on his TPS reports
- rudy23, on 11/07/2007, -0/+29no he used google checkout for that
- rudy23, on 11/08/2007, -3/+27apparently its for harrasing female co-workers
- shifty2, on 11/09/2007, -1/+24He admitted to putting all of Balmers desk items in the vending machine.
/The Office Reference - rbond, on 11/08/2007, -6/+29Maybe he was visiting Digg too often during work.
- dartmanx, on 11/09/2007, -1/+24He probably told Balmer that he was taking a job with Google. When he regained consciousness two weeks later, he was fired.
- Sirocco, on 11/09/2007, -7/+29He probably installed Firefox on his Origami.
- ibanezdtx120, on 11/07/2007, -5/+25What company doesnt try to become a monopoly and erase the competition?
- Anub1s, on 11/08/2007, -3/+23Yeah, he didn't kill his share of the kittens.
- inactive, on 11/08/2007, -0/+18Well whatever it was, it had to be worse than physical assault, temper tantrums, and running the entire company into the dirt, since Ballmer still has his job.
- Error601, on 11/08/2007, -9/+26Probably paid for hookers on his company credit card.
- Haohmaru, on 11/08/2007, -0/+16Fired for producing drivel like this:
“to help the company think through and define its strategic priorities, then deliver the business-process capabilities and solutions to achieve them…. - unionaire, on 11/08/2007, -4/+19apparently its for harrasing MALE co-workers
- snotrokit, on 11/08/2007, -3/+18He fought Ballmer's plan for waterboarding Mac users
- MasteRR, on 11/08/2007, -4/+16To Google. You will be much better off.
- hifiDesign, on 11/09/2007, -4/+16Nah, he got caught with an iPhone and made Ballmer cry.
- Genady, on 11/08/2007, -1/+11Wouldn't surprise me if it's something like this, or a Sexual Harassment issue.
- superkendall, on 11/09/2007, -0/+10Didn't meet the minimum chair throwing distance in an annual checkup.
- CLShortFuse, on 11/07/2007, -0/+10Got fired of hankypanky with subordinate
http://valleywag.com/tech/rumormonger/microsoft-ci ... - joe90210, on 11/09/2007, -1/+11what you got all that from an interview huh? I bet they offered you the job and you refused!!
- snotrokit, on 11/07/2007, -1/+10Stole Ballmers coversheets and started faxing him warnings from Future Ballmer
- cplusplus, on 11/07/2007, -0/+9How do you know?
- EarlOfLade, on 11/08/2007, -3/+11VP, male and married with SEVEN children, borks his subordinate, a female VP, gets caught red handed, fired.
- KibibyteBrain, on 11/08/2007, -1/+9You can say what you want about MS from the outside, but on the inside, its quite a liberal place to work. So I wouldn't be surprised.
- psykiv, on 11/09/2007, -0/+8VP of Windows Calculator Division? Where do I send my resume? That sounds kickass.
- CaptRR, on 11/08/2007, -1/+9For a dead company they sure seem to be doing pretty good. I wish my job was as dead as their company.
- travisccook, on 11/07/2007, -0/+8Chief Information Officer
- punterfpc, on 11/07/2007, -2/+10His haircut was 'a distraction' to his co-workers.
- rudy23, on 11/08/2007, -2/+10from techcrunch comments
He wasn’t killing is minimum quota of puppies…… - representDLV, on 11/08/2007, -2/+10Are you kidding me? You have no concept or reality if you believe that the major reason people use windows is for gaming.
- rudy23, on 11/07/2007, -0/+8they didnt fire him for lack of performance.
- alittleroy101, on 11/07/2007, -0/+7Ooooooooooooooo.....you can get fired for browsing porn at work?
*****.... - NewGTGuy, on 11/07/2007, -1/+8You are correct. Also, misappropriation of company funds. The word is he was escorted off campus by security.
- rudy23, on 11/13/2007, -3/+10whats so strange about that
- inactive, on 11/09/2007, -1/+8Also, consider this. Microsoft usually does not fire anyone. They just shuffle people around until they are so miserable that they leave. They could have made him VP of the Windows Calculator division but instead they fired him and did a press release about it. Ouch!
Maybe it has to do with Google releasing their phone plans. Maybe Stuart Scott was helping Google behind the scenes. - rudy23, on 11/07/2007, -1/+8they have the haitian?
- sezzme, on 11/08/2007, -3/+10Most likely he told Balmer to quit throwing chairs.
- zydeco, on 11/07/2007, -0/+7Indeed. Looks more like a preemptive strike to avoid some nasty details that were about to be leaked.
- MattBD, on 11/07/2007, -1/+7Maybe he was caught using Ubuntu in the bogs?
- snotrokit, on 11/07/2007, -0/+6buzzword bingo bonus round!
- chilekillr, on 11/09/2007, -5/+11There =/= Their
- chan0429, on 11/08/2007, -1/+7Actually in a recent interview it appears he's been there for 2 years
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?com ...
Also interesting the interview was only a couple weeks ago... -
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