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lajimi

2009-11-05 11:00:26 AM

Thanks for helping us get Windows 7 out in a timely fashion...SEE YA!
I wonder how many of the 800 know where the security holes in Windows 7 are and how they will use that information.

jehovahs witness protection

2009-11-05 11:26:31 AM

Without Vista there isn't the need for 800 tech support guys in India named John.

GoDawgs!

2009-11-05 11:57:34 AM

Oh yeah? Well Apple laid off 1600 people in April proving that they do everything better and first.

thompsonius

2009-11-05 12:12:15 PM

They killed 800 people???

/DNRTFA
//Obviously know what it meant

rmz

2009-11-05 12:27:27 PM

Paging Linux_Yes...please pick up the white courtesy phone.

Talon

2009-11-05 01:15:13 PM

lajimi: Thanks for helping us get Windows 7 out in a timely fashion...SEE YA!
I wonder how many of the 800 know where the security holes in Windows 7 are and how they will use that information.

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I wonder how many who did utilize that information would go to jail? At least they'd have a free place to stay and free meals and TV.

PumpUpDaFark

2009-11-05 02:24:59 PM

rmz: Paging Linux_Yes...please pick up the white courtesy phone.

There is no talking on the white courtesy phone, talking is only allowed on the red courtesy phone.

poisonedpawn78

2009-11-05 02:29:34 PM

GoDawgs!: Oh yeah? Well Apple laid off 1600 people in April proving that they do everything better and first.

You win the day sir.

undflickertail

2009-11-05 02:35:40 PM

So which divisions could it be? With Windows 7 and Server 2008R2 out, maybe a few less developers. Does the Zune division make money? Office 2010 division is probably safe along with Visual Studio 2010 teams. Maybe Azure's shipping container server farms are leading to less people needed to watch their servers.

hicksfa2

2009-11-05 02:40:02 PM

What their termination notices may have looked like....

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lajimi

2009-11-05 02:46:58 PM

Talon: lajimi: Thanks for helping us get Windows 7 out in a timely fashion...SEE YA!
I wonder how many of the 800 know where the security holes in Windows 7 are and how they will use that information.

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I wonder how many who did utilize that information would go to jail? At least they'd have a free place to stay and free meals and TV.

If they're dumb enough to get caught they probably shouldn't have been hired in the first place.

2wolves

2009-11-05 02:53:00 PM

I thought all new (for the past decade) MS folks were temp or contract workers?

Fabric_Man

2009-11-05 02:57:29 PM

PumpUpDaFark: rmz: Paging Linux_Yes...please pick up the white courtesy phone.

There is no talking on the white courtesy phone, talking is only allowed on the red courtesy phone.

Listen, Betty. Don't give me that white phone shiat again.

bingethinker

2009-11-05 03:03:05 PM

Does the Zune division make money?

That's the funniest post of the day.

MS_Yes

2009-11-05 03:06:05 PM

Microsoft is just giving them the opportunity to broaden their experience in the industry by finding new jobs... something Apple would never do. Linux, on the other hand, doesn't have employees, so you know it can't be good. Just like why I buy Norton Antivirus. You have to pay for the good stuff.

Another Government Employee

2009-11-05 03:15:48 PM

Lean management in action.

erupt2001

2009-11-05 03:25:44 PM

jehovahs witness protection: Without Vista there isn't the need for 800 tech support guys in India named John.

My name is John so I'm getting a lol out of this reply.

aiiee

2009-11-05 03:35:15 PM

You get what you give M$.

Postal Penguin

2009-11-05 03:43:43 PM

GoDawgs!: Oh yeah? Well Apple laid off 1600 people in April proving that they do everything better and first.

And I bet they gave them better severance packages along with their pink slips nicely packaged in a clean white box.

RexNexus

2009-11-05 04:02:23 PM

Why is a reduction in force of 800 people news from a company of many 10s of thousands? What? Oh right, this is Fark. Someone should write a book about stupid news stories. What? oh right...nevermind...

GanjSmokr

2009-11-05 04:15:40 PM

RexNexus: Why is a reduction in force of 800 people news from a company of many 10s of thousands? What? Oh right, ~~this is Fark. Someone should write a book about stupid news stories. What? oh right...nevermind...~~it's about Micro$oft and people love to bash Micro$oft.

FTFY

/even fixed it with a $ in place of the s for the fanbois.

Pick

2009-11-05 04:30:28 PM

What is Zune?

Linux_Yes

2009-11-05 05:41:36 PM

rmz: Paging Linux_Yes...please pick up the white courtesy phone.

WHOA WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! man, its kinda' nice to see billy tighten that belt a little.

the ironic thing is that the more a company lays off people, the higher its stock price goes because employees are the single biggest cost of any business.

course, in the long run, that will bite you in the ass. just ask GM. they fired their middle class employees who could afford to buy their cars. oooppss.

down with employees!!!! frkkkk 'em! its all about my stock prices now!

WhyteRaven74

2009-11-05 05:41:37 PM

RexNexus: Why is a reduction in force of 800 people news from a company of many 10s of thousands?

Because we're wondering just what these 800 people were doing that they can now be let go.

Linux_Yes

2009-11-05 05:44:02 PM

MS_Yes: Linux

yea, well, if the Monopoly$oft OS was designed as well as UNIX/Linux, then it would not need antivirus....

and Linux hosts more web sites than any other OS in the world, so don't say that Linux is not as exposed to malware as windows is. sorry, but that excuse ran out of steam a long time ago....

Linux_Yes

2009-11-05 05:45:29 PM

and besides, all the 800 employees need to do is reboot.

AmazingRuss

2009-11-05 05:54:21 PM

Pick: What is Zune?

It's a marital aid for pygmies.

Tax Boy

2009-11-05 06:17:03 PM

Walt_Jizzney

2009-11-05 08:20:29 PM

poisonedpawn78: GoDawgs!: Oh yeah? Well Apple laid off 1600 people in April proving that they do everything better and first.

You win the day sir.

You fail, sir. They did not lay anyone off. That number is the number of expected hires that they cut. No one lost their job.

Good Behavior Day

2009-11-05 09:08:38 PM

Fabric_Man: PumpUpDaFark: rmz: Paging Linux_Yes...please pick up the white courtesy phone.

There is no talking on the white courtesy phone, talking is only allowed on the red courtesy phone.

Listen, Betty. Don't give me that white phone shiat again.

I know what this is about, you want me to get an abortion.

poisonedpawn78

2009-11-05 10:51:17 PM

Walt_Jizzney: poisonedpawn78: GoDawgs!: Oh yeah? Well Apple laid off 1600 people in April proving that they do everything better and first.

You win the day sir.

You fail, sir. They did not lay anyone off. That number is the number of expected hires that they cut. No one lost their job.

its the intent that is funny because everyone of these damn threads degenerates into an apple vs MS peenor fest inside 10 posts.

drjekel_mrhyde

2009-11-06 12:45:54 AM

Don't they have like 96,000 employees?

drjekel_mrhyde

2009-11-06 12:50:15 AM

Pick: What is Zune?

A Ipod for grown men

bingethinker

2009-11-06 04:01:29 AM

A Ipod for grown men

Cheeto-stained grown men who still live in their mom's basement.

Mr. Breeze

2009-11-06 05:51:50 AM

Linux_Yes: MS_Yes: Linux

yea, well, if the Monopoly$oft OS was designed as well as UNIX/Linux, then it would not need antivirus....

and Linux hosts more web sites than any other OS in the world, so don't say that Linux is not as exposed to malware as windows is. sorry, but that excuse ran out of steam a long time ago....

If Linux was as prolific as Microsoft then it would likely have the same amount of viruses.

wyrlss

2009-11-06 10:36:41 AM

Mr. Breeze: Linux_Yes: MS_Yes: Linux

yea, well, if the Monopoly$oft OS was designed as well as UNIX/Linux, then it would not need antivirus....

and Linux hosts more web sites than any other OS in the world, so don't say that Linux is not as exposed to malware as windows is. sorry, but that excuse ran out of steam a long time ago....

If Linux was as prolific as Microsoft then it would likely have the same amount of viruses.

I think that was his point with the "hosts more web sites than any other OS in the world" thing.

Wingchild

2009-11-06 11:08:10 AM

2wolves: I thought all new (for the past decade) MS folks were temp or contract workers?

No, far from it.

Word is most of the affected came from MSN (fallout from the Yahoo deal?), with minor impacts to two other groups. Check the minimsft blog for more detail.

TimeWaste

2009-11-06 05:56:46 PM

I feel a little guilty for downloading Windows 7 now...

No, I kid, I kid. I feel no remorse.

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