Comments on: Steve Ballmer attacked in Hungary

By: Nitifor

Nitifor — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:48:07 +0000

Hungarians mostly don’t wish to be recognized to be Hungarians, when they get the chance to be in company of admired, rich, western countries citizens. If they are not accepted by them, most turn offensive. That’s a national habit accompanied by social envy and self rejection.

Most of them think of America like: “Try to be a part of it, if they reject you, offend it.” (That’s why Hungary joined the EU.)
This is a justified reaction, but with wrong actions taken. I think, the cake remains delicious even if one’s been denied to get a slice of it.

If Ballmer would have stopped the “inquisition”, then to force the guy to give statement of his opinions and a chance to dazzle the audience with his highly developed IT and business skills during their conversation, I guess, the guy would have licked up the yolk from Ballmer’s head, if he would’ve hit.

This poor guy simply realized that nobody joined him, or at least boooh-ed with him at Ballmer after the first egg, so he went on with the second and third to save his concept, but then he got confused. (I think he was even thankful for getting stopped. He also might have seen some scenes on Youtube and tried to sample them.) However, finally his “revolution” has been set back.

Nonetheless the guy’s been absolutely right with his opinion: the Hungarian state hasn’t got the funds to buy the “unreliable” IT stuff from Microsoft, and the only reason they do is, that Microsoft tries to force the whole world, – using their shady business practices – to buy their products.
Some Hungarian businesses also suffered outrageous prosecutions of the local BSA. But this is a more complex situation than to discuss about here.

Besides: Hungary is one of those “new” European states, that gives the most capable IT technicians, and engineers as a result of the countries excellent higher education. LINUX developers are very talented and skilled here, and even the system itself is very popular.

This might even be the reason of Ballmer’s visit (or should we rather call it “audit”?!)

I’m sure: Steve Jobs would’ve enjoyed a warm welcome!

By: steveballmer

steveballmer — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:44:24 +0000

WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS:
The kid was taken to a back room where he was being held by a campus security guy and my Blackwater Bodyguard #6.
I told the university staff that I was concerned about him and wanted to speak to him personally. He was handcuffed and tied down to a chair. As everyone left so I could have my little "talk" with this poor troubled soul, I instructed BWBG#6, "Nobody gets in here for the next 45 seconds!", he said, "I understand sir."

The rest of my story goes like this:
"I approached the kid and he became irrational! He screamed, tipped his chair over backwards, slammed his head into the wall several times! I tried helping him up by the neck, but he tried to bite me! I released him and he fell to the floor hitting his head on my shoe (several times)! Boy was I glad to get out of there! That guy was crazy."

The Hungarian authorities have assured me that he will never do anything like this again.

I am not evil

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:59:31 +0000

Also when Sony installed their rootkits Microsoft soon took steps to help users remove it in their spyware removal update

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:56:20 +0000

I meant “copyright protection”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:54:01 +0000

At least they rarely sue for copyright infringement even when they know about it, as if people use their software they’re not using competitors’. That could all be changing though, and also more people are using free alternatives. But what they’re doing with their spyware, DRM, copy protection, covert data collection etc is way over the top. Selling out to include third party spyware as proprietary is the last straw for many. It is not worth upgrading the OS anymore, nor risking “updates”.

None of which warrants physical attacks however.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:23:16 +0000

HAHA. Down with microcrap.Yes, they bribe governments around the world so they can continue to impose their proprietary bloatware upon schools, and other institutions. However, not all the blame can lie with them, for the reprobates accepting these bribes are elected officials.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:56:22 +0000

It least it wasn’t a chair he threw at him…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:17:40 +0000

lol
wonder what they would have done to Steve “blow” Jobs

By: Harry Nads

Harry Nads — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:46:37 +0000

I can’t believe that communist pelted Mr. Microsoft with eggs!