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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:10 PM Original message |
Ballmer Says Tax Would Move Microsoft Jobs Offshore |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. I thought Micro$oft |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. In other words...we wants to keep cheating, or we are taking our ball and going home |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. See post #9. Along with everything else, they condone and encourage piracy of their own products |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Fine, then just slap an "import" tax on anything "re-imported" |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. And an immediate halt on ALL "subsidy" payments from the government. |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Fuck Ballmer. Asshole. |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. Now I remember why I stopped buying this companies products years ago. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. Ballmer's a jackass. n/t |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Balmer is a douchenozzle with a capital D |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yep. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Thank you for posting the OP - K&R. This post needs MANY of K&Rs. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. The self-praising monkey will offshore them anyway. |
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wuvuj (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. "Globalization" only works one way? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think he means "move jobs offshore FASTER" |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. He's moving Steve Jobs offshore too? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. He's a tireless cheerleader for greed |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Which requires greedy amounts of system requirements and still crawls anyway |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Right, good example |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. No problem |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Microsoft. We think Win 7 will be the operating system that works as advertised. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. I've been a tech working with Windows products since 3.0... during the OS/2 debacle too... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Yes, it is time for us to join with the other sane nations that have banned their |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Spoken like |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. LOL, literally. There's two of us here with combined 40 years industry experience. |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Best regards |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. Save the jobs! About a million H1-b visa holders are counting on you Obama! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. Others are right; he'll do what he wants either way. His own quote proves he doesn't give a shit: |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. Bye! I don't use your crap anyway |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I still like Office 2007, but O2010 looks like a big nothing... and don't get me started on their OS |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Office 2008 is so bloated it took twice as long to run anything |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I use 2003 for all of my important work, it is simply elegant |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
30. Corporate terrorism..... |
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