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Old 10-30-2003, 08:10 AM   #1
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Default Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
A Microsoft employee has been fired for his blog posting titled, "Even Microsoft wants G5s", which includes photos of delivery of Power Mac G5s to Microsoft's Redmond Campus.

The link is here - microsofts apple g5's
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Old 10-30-2003, 08:14 AM   #2
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I hate Microsoft as much as the next guy but, I think
any company would have fired this guy for posting
pictures of their internal business on the web
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Old 10-30-2003, 08:42 AM   #3
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Does that harm Microsoft in any way? Is even an infinitesimal percentage of PC users suddenly going to buy Macs based on that photograph?
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Old 10-30-2003, 09:04 AM   #4
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Default Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
As he goes on to say he never took a picture of employees or anything that could cause security problems .You cant blame microsoft for wanting an os that does not crash and die though. :-)
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Old 10-30-2003, 09:04 AM   #5
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Default Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
I don't see anything strange with this - Microsoft needs to develop Office X or Mac users would switch to Openoffice :-)
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Old 10-30-2003, 09:06 AM   #6
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Probraly not, but taking photos at the job,and useing them to make fun
of your boss in public isn't a smart move either....
(I would have fired that guy too !!).

Apart from that, M$ needs Apples to maintain there IE and Office-ports.
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Old 10-30-2003, 09:06 AM   #7
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Well, Im feelin' sorry for that guy.
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Old 10-30-2003, 09:07 AM   #8
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Even Microsoft wants G5s
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Old 10-30-2003, 09:13 AM   #9
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Default Re: Microsoft Fires Employee over G5 Photos, Blog
Well sorry for the guy or not, he was pretty dumb.
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yes, count one more mac user with the man who has been fired.
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Probraly not, but taking photos at the job,and useing them to make fun
of your boss in public isn't a smart move either....
I agree, but IMO it's not a firing offense, and if they had done that in their UK they'd have a tribunal on their hands, and IMO rightly so.
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Well most tech-firms have a "no-photo"-clause in their work-contract.
Obviously for other reasons than this, but ......

Someone showing such lack of interest for my company would
be someone I would want to get rid of AFAP.
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Well most tech-firms have a "no-photo"-clause in their work-contract.
Obviously for other reasons than this, but ......
Oh ok, makes sense I guess. I would've thought that would have been covered in "keeping company secrets" type clauses I've encountered, but anyway.
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Old 10-30-2003, 10:26 AM   #14
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Wouldn't surprise me if they had an Amiga or 2 somewhere in their "bowels".
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Old 10-30-2003, 10:45 AM   #15
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Wouldn't surprise me if they had an Amiga or 2 somewhere in their "bowels"
That could be a bit painful on the way out.
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