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    Brian Azzopardi
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    There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

    [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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      There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

      [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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      Mauricio Ritter
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      Brian Azzopardi wrote: Would you work for BillG? Sure thing ! Why not ? Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 MRitter

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      • B Brian Azzopardi

        There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

        [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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        Tomasz Sowinski
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        I wouldn't - I've heard they don't give you any chance for long vacation. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

        "Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

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          There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

          [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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          Sijin
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          I would. :drool: Brian Azzopardi wrote: access to a bunch of cool(Win98?) source code! I doubt, unless you were working on some Win98 device drivers. I would guess MS protects access to it's source code very carefully. But i guess you would be able to see Darth Vader everyday and become inspired :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: May the Source be with you Sonork ID 100.9997 sijinjoseph

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            There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

            [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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            Chris Losinger
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            nope. -c


            "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt

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              I would. :drool: Brian Azzopardi wrote: access to a bunch of cool(Win98?) source code! I doubt, unless you were working on some Win98 device drivers. I would guess MS protects access to it's source code very carefully. But i guess you would be able to see Darth Vader everyday and become inspired :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: May the Source be with you Sonork ID 100.9997 sijinjoseph

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              Daniel Turini
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              Sijin wrote: I would guess MS protects access to it's source code very carefully. No, they don't: Clickety[^] Concussus surgo. When struck I rise.

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              • B Brian Azzopardi

                There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                Mike Nordell
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                Brian Azzopardi wrote: I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. The imperfection is yours. You loose.

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                  Brian Azzopardi wrote: I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. The imperfection is yours. You loose.

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                  Brian Azzopardi
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                  Damn! :) Luckily for me we don't have dollars here. bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                  [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                  • B Brian Azzopardi

                    There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                    [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                    Brian Azzopardi wrote: Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him Dude. He's not a god, so you don't have to capitalize him :) FreeBSD is sexy. Getting closer and closer to actually submit an article...

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                    • B Brian Azzopardi

                      There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                      [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                      Navin
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                      It may depend wildly on whether I'd work as a permenant Microsoft employee, or as a contractor. I hear they don't treat their contractors too well (although I cannot verify that.) Even as permenant, I probably wouldn't. I don't want to move out to the greater Seattle area... too rainy. :) You are special and unique, just like everyone else.

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                        nope. -c


                        "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt

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                        Brian Azzopardi
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                        Any reasons? Would'nt you wanna work for the richest, sexiest(:~ ) man alive! You'd be willing to pass up to work for the Evil Empire and not recieve email from the Man Himself?!? I'm amazed. Working for MS would be great both financially (all those stock options) and also career wise; I'm guessing that having MS on a CV does wonders (assuming that you didn't work in the OS division). bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                        [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                          Brian Azzopardi wrote: Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him Dude. He's not a god, so you don't have to capitalize him :) FreeBSD is sexy. Getting closer and closer to actually submit an article...

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                          Brian Azzopardi
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                          Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Dude. He's not a god Haven't you heard? All new MS recruits have to undergo a period of "orientation" and induction. By the time they've finished with you He will be the Demiurge of the World! :):):) bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

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                          • B Brian Azzopardi

                            There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                            [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                            peterchen
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                            Brian Azzopardi wrote: Would you work for BillG? depeds on the job :cool:


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                            • B Brian Azzopardi

                              Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Dude. He's not a god Haven't you heard? All new MS recruits have to undergo a period of "orientation" and induction. By the time they've finished with you He will be the Demiurge of the World! :):):) bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                              [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                              Shaun Wilde
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                              Do they (MS) still sacrifice Apple computers as part of the induction period?

                              Stupidity dies. The end of future offspring. Evolution wins. - A Darwin Awards Haiku

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                                Any reasons? Would'nt you wanna work for the richest, sexiest(:~ ) man alive! You'd be willing to pass up to work for the Evil Empire and not recieve email from the Man Himself?!? I'm amazed. Working for MS would be great both financially (all those stock options) and also career wise; I'm guessing that having MS on a CV does wonders (assuming that you didn't work in the OS division). bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                                [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                                Chris Losinger
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                                i don't like the way MS does business and i don't like .Net. MS holds zero interest for me.


                                "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt

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                                  There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                                  [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                                  LukeV
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                                  I'm going back to finish my bachelor degree and I still have two 4 months work term to do, so I'm considering doing one over there, should they want me to go... I've been told that they treated their employees quite well. A friend of mine knows a couple of people over there and they seem happy. Of course, working in the software industry means long weeks and short deadlines (I know! ;) ) --------------- http://www.edovia.com

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                                    Any reasons? Would'nt you wanna work for the richest, sexiest(:~ ) man alive! You'd be willing to pass up to work for the Evil Empire and not recieve email from the Man Himself?!? I'm amazed. Working for MS would be great both financially (all those stock options) and also career wise; I'm guessing that having MS on a CV does wonders (assuming that you didn't work in the OS division). bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                                    [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                                    Tomasz Sowinski
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                                    Brian Azzopardi wrote: Working for MS would be great both financially (all those stock options) Hehehe... You were living under a rock for last few months, weren't you? :-D Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

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                                      i don't like the way MS does business and i don't like .Net. MS holds zero interest for me.


                                      "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt

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                                      Sijin
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                                      What if you were asked to work on the next VC++ compiler? May the Source be with you Sonork ID 100.9997 sijinjoseph

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                                      • B Brian Azzopardi

                                        There are some really rabid anti-MS people out there. I also have the impression that a sizeable number of programmers dont like Microsoft. I'm willing to bet my last dollar that all of them would jump at the chance to work for BillG if given the chance. I love using Linux and very much prefer Opengl over DirectX any day (for my game) but if BillG came aknockin' boy would I jump! I'd still prefer Linux, etc but it would be fun to see people's faces when I tell them I work for the Evil Empire. Plus, working for MS you recieve emails from Him and get access to a bunch of cool(:~ Win98?) source code! bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                                        [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                                        Simon Walton
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                                        What are we talking? Making cups of coffee? Cleaning the toilets? Developing software? Microsoft looks like a really fun place to work, but they have a reputation for giving employees bad hours and holidays. I'd do it just to say I worked for Microsoft. Sure, they have done some bad things to get ahead of the competition, but that's business for you. :)

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                                        • B Brian Azzopardi

                                          Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Dude. He's not a god Haven't you heard? All new MS recruits have to undergo a period of "orientation" and induction. By the time they've finished with you He will be the Demiurge of the World! :):):) bibamus, edamus, cras moriemur

                                          [eat, drink, for tomorrow we die]

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                                          LukeV
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                                          That makes me remember... A guy that I worked with before went over there for an interview... They flew him from Ottawa (Ontario) to Seattle, spent 3 days over there in a huge hotel room and he had some interviews and intros to the company. He turned down the offer and went working in New Zealand instead (which is a cool move as well!!) :-D --------------- http://www.edovia.com

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