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Title: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Coder on March 13, 2002, 02:38:27 PM: Microsoft aspires to be a responsible industry leader, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has told the opening of a technology show.

Read the whole story at the CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/03/12/cebit.ballmer/index.html) website.
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: redrumloa on March 13, 2002, 02:42:19 PM: If they want to be 'responsible', they should pay restitution to every company they have ever harmed.

Actually they would have to change their entire buisness structure to the point they might as well shut down. What a farce :roll:
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Chathurawind on March 13, 2002, 03:52:41 PM: This stinks sooo bad of marketing hype.

Microsoft was founded on "dishonest methods". How do they expect to change now?

Can't wait until the day that Microsoft's dominance is broken!
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Coder on March 13, 2002, 04:02:25 PM: I thought I had posted a comment here. But I do not see it. Well I am using Internet Explorer so that might be the case. Hmm confusing Coder here. I will say it again:

Yeah right! And look at the photo. Like Bill told Steve, you better smile this time Steve!!!

Coder
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Chathurawind on March 13, 2002, 04:30:11 PM: However, Ballmer acknowledged that Microsoft "has no perfect track record" in the areas of trustworthiness.

Wow this has got to be the first time someone from Microsoft says something that is true..
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: redrumloa on March 13, 2002, 05:23:02 PM: Anyone notice the poll that shows 69% do not trust M$?
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Madgun68 on March 13, 2002, 06:19:55 PM: I don't find Mr. Ballmer's smile very trustworthy..

-MG
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Crumpster on March 13, 2002, 07:18:45 PM: Current results of the poll as of 5:30 GMT -

Trustworthy - 19%
Wouldn't trust them to inflate a dingy - 81%

That's still 19% too many!!

Cheers,

:-D Crumpster
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Coder on March 13, 2002, 08:13:04 PM: Quote
I don't find Mr. Ballmer's smile very trustworthy..

Looks like someone asked who pulled his finger and Steve is saying.. not me.

Coder
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: System on March 13, 2002, 09:51:27 PM: Did he jump around like a maniac again when he told the audience this? He is a great example of a nut case!
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Coder on March 13, 2002, 11:06:29 PM: I always wondered why none of the mental institutes claimed they lost someone that fitted the discription of Ballmer.

Coder
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Kent on March 13, 2002, 11:13:58 PM: Quote
Looks like someone asked who pulled his finger and Steve is saying.. not me.

To me it looks like someone took some image morphing software and painted the "smile" on.

-- Frantically looking for the web site that proves Fester Addams is Steve Ballemer.

:pint:
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: Kent on March 13, 2002, 11:30:49 PM: I couldn't find the original articles on the register but I did find a similar page with the MonkeyBoy dance stuff... if nothing else at least he (S.B.) is funny to look at.

http://www.execpc.com/~cmerkel/funny.html (http://www.execpc.com/~cmerkel/funny.html)

I'll be happy when MS is dead, till then I'll continue to count my chickens.

:pint:
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: cecilia on March 13, 2002, 11:54:17 PM: And Pigs will fly! :-o
Title: Re: Microsoft to become
Post by: Kay on March 14, 2002, 12:18:36 AM: I'll trust Microsoft to be dishonest and immoral. I don't see how more trust than that would be possible.

Kay
Title: Re: Microsoft to become
Post by: System on March 14, 2002, 12:40:58 AM: this really stinks to me. like fish? "sniff",,,""SNOOOOORT", yea thats definitely fish. i hope im just being paranoid but theres the little things that make me suspicious. hope im totally wrong.
Title: Re: Microsoft to become
Post by: Coder on March 14, 2002, 10:39:12 AM: Correct me if I am wrong, but did Steve not played that dancing baby in Alley McBeal?

Coder
Title: Re: Microsoft to become
Post by: redrumloa on March 14, 2002, 02:19:20 PM: Would you bring your kid to a day care that had Bill G and Steve B running it? THINK ABOUT THAT. scary isn't it? :-o
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: DanDude on March 14, 2002, 03:43:38 PM: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Oh...wait, wait!! Lemme see that page again...

ROFLROFLROFLROFL

Suuuuuuuuure is Windows going to be "trustworthy"! ppfffttt!! :-D
Title: Re: Microsoft to become 'trustworthy'
Post by: System on March 15, 2002, 10:59:26 AM: Hey hey hey hey HEY!...... This could be serious! M$ may be turning over a new leaf! Smoe of these comments are mearly misguided an malltious. Microsoft have perfectly good reasons to change and become more responsible. Like just the other day.. I say Steve Bullimore help an old lady accross the street.. may have been straight in the path of an oncomming tram, but its the thought that counts. And even Bill Gates has plenty to gain, For instance, there is mountain views in hell that he would like to have his massive home re-built so he can see, and you need powerfull allies to get that sort of real estate.

But most importantly, we should give Steve and Bill a chance.. about thirty seconds should just about do it.. make sure you have your shotguns loaded when you let them go though, as they may attack you instead of taking that 30 second head start.