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Pot, meet kettle.

"Rich"  wrote in message news:42ab1183{at}w3.nls.net...
     And people came and left back them too.  I realize you are trying =
hard to spin this to meet your agenda.

  Rich

    "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message =
news:sb3ma1th9d5tlvmjcan7obbbnmk4k5pvd1{at}4ax.com...
    So, do you think Microsoft will return to the growth rate of, say, =
1990
    to 2000?=20

     =
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=3DMSFT&t=3Dmy&l=3Doff&z=3Dl&q=3Dl&c=3D

    That's when it was a vibrant, growing company.  That's when the use =
of
    the stock market to compensate employees actually worked, and =
enabled
    Microsoft to attract and retain "the best and the brightest".

      /m



    On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:49:43 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:

    >   You believe whatever helps you feel better about yourself.
    >
    >Rich
    >
    >  "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message =
news:i4lla1lvjl9mcj1pa37j21nqevgnidfr2n{at}4ax.com...
    >
    >  Soounds more like rationalization than explanation.
    >
    >  I agree though that they were looking for change.  The Microsoft =
people
    >  who went to Google were looking for a change, from a stagnant =
company
    >  whose best years have passed by; to a vibrant, growing company =
that's
    >  just beginning.
    >
    >    /m
    >
    >
    >  On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 23:18:21 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:
    >
    >  >   Interest in google is easy to explain.  For people looking =
for a change but do not want to uproot themselves and move there are few =
high tech businesses in the area particularly those that treat there =
employees as well as Microsoft does.  In the past people have might have =
gone to amazon or real or other local outfits.  During the boom many = went
to startups but you see less of that now that the idea of startups = isn't
as popular.
    >  >
    >  >Rich
    >  >
    >  >  "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message =
news:v1dka151rpc6lk6pbmo5p2ra8vcjo8mos4{at}4ax.com...
    >  >
    >  >
    >  >  Probably due to the stress caued by Microsoft's problems =
hiring of late,
    >  >  and Google becoming the destination for Microsoft talent.  =
Well I guess
    >  >  that happens when you've trained your workforce to expect to =
be paid by
    >  >  the stock market.
    >  >
    >  >    /m

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Pot, meet kettle.
 
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:42ab1183{at}w3.nls.net...

     And
people came and left =
back them=20
  too.  I realize you are trying hard to spin this to meet your=20
  agenda.
   
  Rich
   
  
    "Mike '/m'" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message news:sb3ma1th9d5=
tlvmjcan7obbbnmk4k5pvd1{at}4ax.com...So,=20
    do you think Microsoft will return to the growth rate of, say, =
1990to=20
    2000?  http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=3DMSFT&t=3Dmy&l=3Doff&=
;z=3Dl&q=3Dl&c">http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=3DMSFT&t=3Dmy=
&l=3Doff&z=3Dl&q=3Dl&c=3DThat's=20
    when it was a vibrant, growing company.  That's when the use =
ofthe=20
    stock market to compensate employees actually worked, and=20
    enabledMicrosoft to attract and retain "the best and the=20
    brightest". 
/mOn Sat, 11 Jun 2005 =
08:49:43=20
    -0700, "Rich" <{at}>
wrote:>   You believe =
whatever=20
    helps you feel better about=20
   
yourself.>>Rich>> 
"Mike '/m'" =
<mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message news:i4lla1lvjl9=
mcj1pa37j21nqevgnidfr2n{at}4ax.com...>> =20
    Soounds more like rationalization than =
explanation.>>  I=20
    agree though that they were looking for change.  The Microsoft=20
    people>  who went to Google were looking for
a change, =
from a=20
    stagnant company>  whose best years have
passed by; to a =

    vibrant, growing company that's>  just=20
    beginning.>>   =20
    /m>>>  On
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 23:18:21 -0700, =
"Rich"=20
    <{at}> wrote:>> 
>   Interest in =
google=20
    is easy to explain.  For people looking for a change but do not =
want to=20
    uproot themselves and move there are few high tech businesses in the =
area=20
    particularly those that treat there employees as well as Microsoft=20
    does.  In the past people have might have gone to amazon or =
real or=20
    other local outfits.  During the boom many went to startups but =
you see=20
    less of that now that the idea of startups isn't as =
popular.> =20
    >> 
>Rich> 
>>  =
> =20
    "Mike '/m'" <mike{at}barkto.com>=20">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>=20
    wrote in message news:v1dka151rpc=
6lk6pbmo5p2ra8vcjo8mos4{at}4ax.com...> =20
    >> 
>>  >  Probably due to the
=
stress=20
    caued by Microsoft's problems hiring of late,>  =
>  and=20
    Google becoming the destination for Microsoft talent.  Well I=20
    guess>  >  that happens when
you've trained your =

    workforce to expect to be paid by> 
>  the stock =

    market.> 
>> 
>   =20
  /m

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