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  • B Brian Delahunty

    Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

    Any more details?

    I'm joining MS on 2nd of October as a Program Manager on the IIS team. Not sure when I'll relocate to the US yet but probably sometime mid-September. Btw, the ASP.NET cloud control is very :cool:. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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    Rama Krishna Vavilala
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    Congratulations!!!:)


    My Blog

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    • E Eric Dahlvang

      Marc Clifton wrote:

      (probably using your products in the process)

      I've never thought about how many legal papers against Microsoft have been, and are, written in MS Word. Ironic --EricDV Sig--------- Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them. - Laurence J. Peters

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      dandy72
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      > I've never thought about how many legal papers against Microsoft have been, and are, written in MS Word. I've always been told that lawyer offices were still WordPerfect's niche, for some reason...

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      • B Brian Delahunty

        Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

        Any more details?

        I'm joining MS on 2nd of October as a Program Manager on the IIS team. Not sure when I'll relocate to the US yet but probably sometime mid-September. Btw, the ASP.NET cloud control is very :cool:. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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        dandy72
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        > I'm joining MS on 2nd of October as a Program Manager on the IIS team Who at MS isn't a Program Manager? :-D

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        • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

          Congratulations!!!:)


          My Blog

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          Brian Delahunty
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          Thanks :-) Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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          • N Nish Nishant

            Brian Delahunty wrote:

            I'm joining MS on 2nd of October as a Program Manager on the IIS team. Not sure when I'll relocate to the US yet but probably sometime mid-September.

            Congratulations :-) Regards, Nish


            Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
            Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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            Brian Delahunty
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            Cheers. Thanks Nish. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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            • D dandy72

              > I'm joining MS on 2nd of October as a Program Manager on the IIS team Who at MS isn't a Program Manager? :-D

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              Brian Delahunty
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              Daniel Desormeaux wrote:

              Who at MS isn't a Program Manager?

              hehe. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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              • J Jeremy Falcon

                Brian Delahunty wrote:

                MS are

                You've been talking to Paul haven't you. ;P Jeremy Falcon

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                Brian Delahunty
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                hehe... when he gets started there is no stopping him! Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                • E Eric Goedhart

                  It's today in the news that Microsoft has been fined with this enormous amount of money because it violated European anti-cartel rules and misused it's dominant market position. I personally think this fine of the EU commission is absurd and at the end consumers will be paying for it, and that's what i really hate :mad: With friendly greetings, Eric Goedhart Skype: eric-goedhart Deep in the fundamental heart of mind and Universe there is a reason. -Slartibartfast

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                  swmiller
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                  Just like some cities fund their municipalities by employing speed traps and writing lots of speeding tickets, it looks like the EU funds itself with so called anti-trust fines. :| Steve Miller

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                  • B Brian Delahunty

                    hehe... when he gets started there is no stopping him! Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                    Jeremy Falcon
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                    Brian Delahunty wrote:

                    hehe... when he gets started there is no stopping him!

                    :laugh: Btw, congrats on the MS thing. Are you moving to the US for it or are you staying on that side of the pond? Jeremy Falcon

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                    • J Jeremy Falcon

                      Brian Delahunty wrote:

                      hehe... when he gets started there is no stopping him!

                      :laugh: Btw, congrats on the MS thing. Are you moving to the US for it or are you staying on that side of the pond? Jeremy Falcon

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                      Brian Delahunty
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                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      Btw, congrats on the MS thing.

                      Cheers, thanks.

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      Are you moving to the US for it or are you staying on that side of the pond?

                      Relocating to the US... working on the main campus in Redmond so I'll be relocating to somewhere in the Seattle/Redmond area... I really should start looking into where I'll live before I arrive. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                      • B Brian Delahunty

                        Cheers. Thanks Nish. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                        Nish Nishant
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                        Brian Delahunty wrote:

                        Cheers. Thanks Nish.

                        How do you get a Work-Visa so quickly? Being from Ireland, do you have some separate work-permit quota? Because I thought the H1B work Visa quota was exhausted for this year. Regards, Nish


                        Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                        Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                        • B Brian Delahunty

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          Btw, congrats on the MS thing.

                          Cheers, thanks.

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          Are you moving to the US for it or are you staying on that side of the pond?

                          Relocating to the US... working on the main campus in Redmond so I'll be relocating to somewhere in the Seattle/Redmond area... I really should start looking into where I'll live before I arrive. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                          Jeremy Falcon
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                          Brian Delahunty wrote:

                          Relocating to the US...

                          Well, I have some bad news for ya. If you're looking for beers with flavor, you're coming to the wrong place. :laugh: Other than that it's pretty cool here. Jeremy Falcon

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                          • N Nish Nishant

                            Brian Delahunty wrote:

                            Cheers. Thanks Nish.

                            How do you get a Work-Visa so quickly? Being from Ireland, do you have some separate work-permit quota? Because I thought the H1B work Visa quota was exhausted for this year. Regards, Nish


                            Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                            Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                            Dan Neely
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                            Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                            How do you get a Work-Visa so quickly? Being from Ireland, do you have some separate work-permit quota? Because I thought the H1B work Visa quota was exhausted for this year.

                            Wouldn't surprise me. A century ago we had imigration quotas to keep 'undesirable' immigrants from southern and eastern Europe out, and we all know stupid legislation never dies.

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                            • N Nish Nishant

                              Brian Delahunty wrote:

                              Cheers. Thanks Nish.

                              How do you get a Work-Visa so quickly? Being from Ireland, do you have some separate work-permit quota? Because I thought the H1B work Visa quota was exhausted for this year. Regards, Nish


                              Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                              Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)

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                              Brian Delahunty
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                              Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                              How do you get a Work-Visa so quickly? Being from Ireland, do you have some separate work-permit quota? Because I thought the H1B work Visa quota was exhausted for this year.

                              Same process as everyone else. I got the offer in May and the Micrsoft laywers sorted out everything regarding the H-1B visa petition. I then filled in all the necessary forms on my side, went to the US Embassy in Ireland last Wednesday and had my passport back with the visa inside by Friday. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                              • J Jeremy Falcon

                                Brian Delahunty wrote:

                                Relocating to the US...

                                Well, I have some bad news for ya. If you're looking for beers with flavor, you're coming to the wrong place. :laugh: Other than that it's pretty cool here. Jeremy Falcon

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                                Brian Delahunty
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                                Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                If you're looking for beers with flavor, you're coming to the wrong place

                                :laugh:

                                Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                Other than that it's pretty cool here.

                                What part of the US are you in? Anywhere near Seattle? Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                                  > I've never thought about how many legal papers against Microsoft have been, and are, written in MS Word. I've always been told that lawyer offices were still WordPerfect's niche, for some reason...

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                                  David ONeil
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                                  I have ran into one of these bugs[^] myself in Word2003. Very annoying. Of course, not as annoying as not being able to figure out how to easily edit Index entries.

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                                  • B Brian Delahunty

                                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                    If you're looking for beers with flavor, you're coming to the wrong place

                                    :laugh:

                                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                    Other than that it's pretty cool here.

                                    What part of the US are you in? Anywhere near Seattle? Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!

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                                    Jeremy Falcon
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                                    Brian Delahunty wrote:

                                    What part of the US are you in? Anywhere near Seattle?

                                    Not at all. :sigh: I'm in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jeremy Falcon

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                                    • E Eric Goedhart

                                      I think that at this moment i get reasonable good products for a reasonable price when i buy software from Microsoft so i don't think i'm a victim of Microsoft's market position, i think their pricing policy is quit fair for most products.;) With friendly greetings, Eric Goedhart Skype: eric-goedhart Deep in the fundamental heart of mind and Universe there is a reason. -Slartibartfast

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                                      Joey Bloggs
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                                      you are kidding me :doh:

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                                      • M Marc Clifton

                                        Your dream is to make the next killer product and becoming a dominant force in the world market. Your nightmare is being sued by idiot governments claiming that you're now a monopoly, squashing competition, and then they sue your butt in pointless retribution (probably using your products in the process). Ah, ain't life grand. Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                                        Joey Bloggs
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                                        But isn't it nice to see our democratically elected governments trying to rule the world for a change. Rather than letting global monopolies piss all over us ;)

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                                        • R Ray Kinsella

                                          As one who spent a lonnnnggggg time in the trenches fighting a company with a monopoly and a stellar marketing team who could nicespeak they're way around the fact they where ripping us all off, I applaud the European Commission's decision. Do I believe Microsoft offers good products ... of course they do, the best. Do I believe offer their products at a reasonable cost ... yeap again, I believe they do. Do I believe that they would continue to be benevolent without the EU watchdogs, no way in a million years. Microsoft is predatory even with the watch dog, they would only get worse without it. The free-market is not the free market when monolopies abuse their power. Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch -- modified at 8:57 Wednesday 12th July, 2006

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                                          Joey Bloggs
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                                          Exactomundo :)

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