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Old 07-18-2006, 08:23 PM   #1
primo
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Microsoft buys sysinternals

Man, this must be very bad news to Windows users and anyone fixing Windows boxes.

Links:
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/200...microsoft.html
http://news.google.com/?ned=us&ncl=h...uys.html&hl=en

Their site appears to be unreachable by now, though.
 
Old 07-18-2006, 10:14 PM   #2
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Major bummer!

The Evil Empire makes another move.
 
Old 07-18-2006, 10:33 PM   #3
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Indeed someone cue the darth vader theme music.....
 
Old 07-18-2006, 11:58 PM   #4
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and let me tell you.. i speak from personal experience....

it's a real bitch when microsoft buys the company you work for... hires all the developers... and leaves the tech support folks with nothing

god I hate outsourced tech support.
 
  


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