John M...
<Grinning> Ohhh gee... I'd forgotten the ol Microsoft motto (prolly
intentionally), but YES... that's IT!! And a ton of them programmer-types
adhere to that motto as tho their very life depends on it. They LIVE that
motto!!
As for working for "the Bill," well to tell ya the truth, personally, I feel
that I work to help the members of my forum and THEN for Mr. Gates (which is a
warped, and unnatural viewpoint at MSN, I think). I doubt Bill G. even knows
there IS a "Chronic Disease & Disorders Forum" on his network with a Parkie
managing it.
He DOES seem omnipotent when I read of all he's done and all he's got, tho.
but very distantly so.
By the way, I'm reading "Accidental Empires," right now (by "somebody"
Cringsley) which is subtitled, appropriately "Revenge of the Nerds." <grin>
It's all about the whiz kids that now are directing so much or our future, and
it is a very well written (often humorous) look at how the Bill Gates' of the
world arose to power. A very good read!
Barb Mallut
"Lil_Honey" on the PD Chat
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From: PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf
of John Morey
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 1997 6:01 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
Subject: Notes on Microsoft
Barb wrote.......
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>Everyone's workday has more than doubled since our system moved to the Web,
>but the day is still only 24 hours long, and even if Bill Gates IS the owner
>of The Microsoft Network, even HE cannot create a longer day than that!
Barb, I thought the motto of Microsoft is " There are 24 hours in a day
then, to finish, there is the night"!
What is it like to work for "the Bill"? If he is on the cover of Fortune
Magazine anymore, the name will be changed to "The Commandments of Bill
Gates or Tomorrow the World"! (:-)
Peace, John
