• @TotalSonic
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      87 months ago

      Yeah, I think the only thing Ballmer has ever respected is money, he seems to me just a bean counter and obnoxiously hyped up “salesguy” in his personality, with not much depth beyond that.

      • Gravitywell
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        37 months ago

        I heard he’s pretty enthusiastic about developers, developers, developers, developers…

    • @random9
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      67 months ago

      If I recall correctly, there was a reported incident of him taking an employee’s personal iphone during a meeting and smashing it. While it’s understandable that a CEO might be upset that an employee is using the competition’s products, that is also a completely inappropriate response and destruction of property. Guy’s been an obnoxious asshole all his life, and has only been surrounded by people who had reason not to upset him - his ego has got to be through the roof.

      Actually that last sentence is true of pretty much every rich shitbag out there.

      • @captainlezbian
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        27 months ago

        Also a good ceo would ask why the employee uses the competition and treat it as free market research. Or just be a jackass that convinces them to associate your company with abuse