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Steve Ballmer, domestic nazi
Mar. 29th, 2006 12:24 pm"My children--in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod." - Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft
(from http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373041/index.htm)
How is it that someone can so stubbornly put their company's stock price ahead of their children's ability to make their own choices and enjoy life like every other child? Is it really that threatening to his share of Microsoft if they want to listen to tunes on an iPod or google for advice on their favorite hobby? I'm not even going to ask what he would do if one of them tried to install Linux! Actually, what irks me the most about this quote is that he equates "kids making their own decisions" with "poorly behaved". I hope he was at least being somewhat facetious.
Also... the Great Robot Race is going to kick some serious ass. 130 miles of terrain, navagated entirely by AI's, no human input. Autobots... roll out ;) May the best machine win!
(from http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373041/index.htm)
How is it that someone can so stubbornly put their company's stock price ahead of their children's ability to make their own choices and enjoy life like every other child? Is it really that threatening to his share of Microsoft if they want to listen to tunes on an iPod or google for advice on their favorite hobby? I'm not even going to ask what he would do if one of them tried to install Linux! Actually, what irks me the most about this quote is that he equates "kids making their own decisions" with "poorly behaved". I hope he was at least being somewhat facetious.
Also... the Great Robot Race is going to kick some serious ass. 130 miles of terrain, navagated entirely by AI's, no human input. Autobots... roll out ;) May the best machine win!
