Out of the flames arises ... something (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-07-17 12:13 (#2HK) Got to appreciate the process of creative destruction, and you will if you ever work for an organization that's gotten choked with deadwood: useless middle managers, antiquated processes set in stone, ridiculous petty assistants ruling their little fiefdom like would-be dictators. The only way to fix it is to bring in a guy with a hatchet (or hey, a woman with a hatchet). That goes for Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft, the government, you name it.Managers are like cancer. Got to occasionally cut them out before they metastasize and run amok all over your business. I think Microsoft had this coming a long time ago, but Monkeyboy Ballmer and BillG had way too much influence over every process that would've let to change. I say, let this guy swing his axe, and chop Microsoft up into something that makes good products again. It's been too long. I know it's hip to hate on Microsoft, and I am a Linux/BSD guy, but back in the day, they made some pretty good stuff. Just not anymore. Microsoft Outlook 97 was pretty damned good. Microsoft Outlook 2013 is a steaming pile of horse manure and I wish it would rot in bit hell. Just an example. Re: Out of the flames arises ... something (Score: 2, Insightful) by skarjak@pipedot.org on 2014-07-17 13:47 (#2HP) I have nothing more to say about what you typed, other than to say that BillG is an awesome nickname and I will now always refer to him as such. Re: Out of the flames arises ... something (Score: 1) by nightsky30@pipedot.org on 2014-07-18 11:53 (#2J8) I prefer to pronounce it like bilge.
Re: Out of the flames arises ... something (Score: 2, Insightful) by skarjak@pipedot.org on 2014-07-17 13:47 (#2HP) I have nothing more to say about what you typed, other than to say that BillG is an awesome nickname and I will now always refer to him as such. Re: Out of the flames arises ... something (Score: 1) by nightsky30@pipedot.org on 2014-07-18 11:53 (#2J8) I prefer to pronounce it like bilge.
Re: Out of the flames arises ... something (Score: 1) by nightsky30@pipedot.org on 2014-07-18 11:53 (#2J8) I prefer to pronounce it like bilge.