Ballmer's mouth is such an "undisclosed balance sheet liability"...
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From The Inquirer: Microsoft's Ballmer forced to eat his Linux words
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has triggered a PR nightmare for his firm over his threats to down Linux with intellectual property based lawsuits.
Not only has his new Linux chum Novell issued a statement which said it disagreed with what Steve whispered to the press, Volish spinners have had to issue a statement toning down his original comments.
It's not often that someone of Ballmer's level can have so many "engage mouth before brain" moments without getting demoted or outright fired for it. It just amazes me that a company the size of Microsoft would allow such ill-advised comments to spew forth from this guy. He's more a caricature of himself now than anything else, and I don't see that too many people take him seriously except for a rah-rah cheerleader ignoring reality.
From The Inquirer: Microsoft's Ballmer forced to eat his Linux words
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has triggered a PR nightmare for his firm over his threats to down Linux with intellectual property based lawsuits.
Not only has his new Linux chum Novell issued a statement which said it disagreed with what Steve whispered to the press, Volish spinners have had to issue a statement toning down his original comments.
It's not often that someone of Ballmer's level can have so many "engage mouth before brain" moments without getting demoted or outright fired for it. It just amazes me that a company the size of Microsoft would allow such ill-advised comments to spew forth from this guy. He's more a caricature of himself now than anything else, and I don't see that too many people take him seriously except for a rah-rah cheerleader ignoring reality.
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