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Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« on: October 30, 2003, 03:10:10 PM »
 A Microsoft employee has been fired for his blog posting titled, "Even Microsoft wants G5s", which includes photos of delivery of Power Mac G5s to Microsoft's Redmond Campus.

The link is here - microsofts apple g5's

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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2003, 03:14:53 PM »
I hate Microsoft as much as the next guy but, I think
any company would have fired this guy for posting
pictures of their internal business on the web
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2003, 03:42:04 PM »
Does that harm Microsoft in any way?  Is even an infinitesimal percentage of PC users suddenly going to buy Macs based on that photograph?
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2003, 04:04:13 PM »
As he goes on to say he never took a picture of employees or anything that could cause security problems .You cant blame microsoft for wanting an os that does not crash and die though. :-)
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2003, 04:04:48 PM »
I don't see anything strange with this - Microsoft needs to develop Office X or Mac users would switch to Openoffice :-)
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2003, 04:06:18 PM »
@mikeymike

Probraly not, but taking photos at the job,and useing them to make fun
of your boss in public isn't a smart move either....
(I would have fired that guy too !!).

Apart from that, M$ needs Apples to maintain there IE and Office-ports.
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2003, 04:06:44 PM »
Well, Im feelin' sorry for that guy.
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2003, 04:07:05 PM »
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Even Microsoft wants G5s

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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2003, 04:13:04 PM »
Well sorry for the guy or not, he was pretty dumb.
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2003, 04:13:27 PM »
yes, count one more mac user with the man who has been fired.
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2003, 04:39:21 PM »
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Probraly not, but taking photos at the job,and useing them to make fun
of your boss in public isn't a smart move either....


I agree, but IMO it's not a firing offense, and if they had done that in their UK they'd have a tribunal on their hands, and IMO rightly so.
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2003, 05:12:25 PM »
@mikeymike

Well most tech-firms have a "no-photo"-clause in their work-contract.
Obviously for other reasons than this, but ......

Someone showing such lack of interest for my company would
be someone I would want to get rid of AFAP.
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2003, 05:19:09 PM »
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Well most tech-firms have a "no-photo"-clause in their work-contract.
Obviously for other reasons than this, but ......


Oh ok, makes sense I guess.  I would've thought that would have been covered in "keeping company secrets" type clauses I've encountered, but anyway.
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2003, 05:26:48 PM »
Wouldn't surprise me if they had an Amiga or 2 somewhere in their "bowels".   :lol:
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Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2003, 05:45:13 PM »
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Wouldn't surprise me if they had an Amiga or 2 somewhere in their "bowels"


That could be a bit painful on the way out.
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