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Old 08-06-2003, 03:14 PM   #1
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Thats where microsoft hires its programmers from

http://www.newtechusa.com/PPI/talent.asp
 
Old 08-06-2003, 03:18 PM   #2
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hahahhhaaha
 
Old 08-06-2003, 05:45 PM   #3
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ha ha ha.
maybe I could make some money out of my puppy.
 
Old 08-06-2003, 09:55 PM   #4
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Yeah Baby yeah! put your pets to some use
 
Old 08-06-2003, 11:05 PM   #5
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Sorry folks, MS stopped hiring from there after win98. they figured they had enough to dominate, and they went for cheaper labor, namely marketing folks.
 
Old 08-07-2003, 09:28 AM   #6
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LOL

Actually that's not true...look at this story...near the bottom, a quote from a Microsoft Competitive strategy manager:

Quote:
"We like to think that we are a pretty good company of plumbers."


That answers a lot of questions....I mean, figures they're using plumbers to develop code
 
  


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