Woz
msg:339850 | 4:05 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
Press Release [usdoj.gov] from the US Dept of Justice. Onya
Woz
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Lisa
msg:339851 | 4:17 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
I watched the local news here in Seattle the day this broke. They mentioned he had a website so I went to Google and found it. This guy showed all the toys he acquired on his website. What 9M will buy you, wow! I talked to some friends at Microsoft and they all felt personally like they were the victims not just Microsoft. And for a search engine guy, I wonder why his website was in Frames? It was the ugliest site I have seen since ‘96.
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Hunter
msg:339852 | 4:18 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
I love dumb criminals...greed and ego always get them in the end.
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jeremy goodrich
msg:339853 | 4:22 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
Personally, I find that very, very amusing. Loved reading the story. 9 million USD. That will buy some *nice* toys, indeed. Just reading about them got me thinking...I need to do some more work.
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Key_Master
msg:339854 | 4:26 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
| And for a search engine guy, I wonder why his website was in Frames? It was the ugliest site I have seen since ‘96. |
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Ditto- it was really bad. AT&T did a public service by deactivating the account.
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rafalk
msg:339855 | 6:30 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
You just gotta love the fact that Microsoft can't even keep it's own house in order. They're foaming at the mouth about software piracy (as well they should), and yet one of their own executives gets caught doing it.
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mayor
msg:339856 | 7:32 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
Maybe he'll need to do a little search engine consulting to pay for his legal fees.
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tedster
msg:339857 | 8:09 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
| Microsoft can't even keep it's own house in order |
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Well, to be even handed about it, I don't think any organization that size can be squeaky clean -- human foibles being what they are.
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gsx
msg:339858 | 9:57 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
"Microsoft can't even keep it's own house in order" Not exactly. The FBI can't keep their house in order? (Search for Robert Hanssen)
CIA? (Search for Larry Wun Tai Chin, Aldrich Ames)
American Army? (Search for Christopher Boyce)
US Navy? (Search for John Walker, Jerry Whitworth) If there is a responsible position in a job, there will always be people who take advantag of it.
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andrey_sea
msg:339859 | 10:59 am on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
A fascinating story, hard to belive he was in charge of so much at MS and was running such a dumb operation! Talking about screwing up your life for some silly toys, I am sure he was well compensated...
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Macguru
msg:339860 | 1:03 pm on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
>>screwing up your life for some silly toys You dont believe in rehabilitation [vif.com] andrey_sea?
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Liane
msg:339861 | 1:16 pm on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
| Talking about screwing up your life for some silly toys |
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Wow ... those are some toys! What a shame that some people's children just can't keep their hands out of the cookie jar. Truly a foolish move ... and he's only 32. What a waste.
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Dave2
msg:339862 | 1:59 pm on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
| They mentioned he had a website so I went to Google and found it |
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So to add insult to injury you didn't even use his technology? :)
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lazyz
msg:339863 | 4:16 pm on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
| He used the proceeds to purchase luxury items such as expensive watches and jewelry, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a Hummer automobile, a Mercedes 500 SEL automobile, a Ferrari 355 TB Coupe automobile, a Jaguar Vandenplas automobile, and a 51 foot yacht. |
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Crime doesn't pay...
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bird
msg:339864 | 4:55 pm on Dec 14, 2002 (gmt 0) |
a native of Munich Yeah, sounds like the typical village idiot from around here... ;)
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