Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-06-01 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
Yeah...I was kidding. You're definitely right about banking. Many said that a kid could graduate college and be at the same COBOL job until he retired. On 2014-05-31 04:26, Alan Bourke wrote: WAY more than VFP I'd say. A large proportion of bank systems for one. On Fri, May 30, 2014, at

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-31 Thread Alan Bourke
WAY more than VFP I'd say. A large proportion of bank systems for one. On Fri, May 30, 2014, at 09:47 PM, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: On 2014-05-30 13:44, Stephen Russell wrote: On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier...@gmail.com wrote: Been

RE: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Allen
It was on BBC news this morning Al -Original Message- There's a big story about Steve Balmer, but it is probably off topic so I won't post it. Go look for it, you'll get a chuckle. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer [OT]

2014-05-30 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:06 PM, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: On 2014-05-29 20:48, Pete Theisen wrote: On 05/29/2014 08:23 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: Yep Old software bigwigs dont retire They go cuban On May 29, 2014 7:16 PM, Jeff Johnson j...@san-dc.com wrote:

RE: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Ken Kixmoeller
And no wonder M$ had wandered of the track. Forbes appraised the team for under $600 million. He offered $2 billion. Whet is the business sense there? Clippers and M$ are just toys to these guys. We don't even count as much as pawns. On May 30, 2014 1:23 AM, Allen pro...@gatwicksoftware.com

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Stephen Russell
He now gets to tell Paul Allen, yeah I bought a basketball team. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Ken Kixmoeller k...@kixmoeller.com wrote: And no wonder M$ had wandered of the track. Forbes appraised the team for under $600 million. He offered $2 billion. Whet is the business sense there?

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
what a waste. I could use that 2 billion to put tens of thousands of Americans to work in America. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Stephen Russell srussell...@gmail.com wrote: He now gets to tell Paul Allen, yeah I bought a basketball team. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Ken

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Michael Oke, II
Then send him a proposal Virgil. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier...@gmail.com wrote: what a waste. I could use that 2 billion to put tens of thousands of Americans to work in America. -- - Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com wrote: Then send him a proposal Virgil. - +1 -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-30 12:56, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: what a waste. I could use that 2 billion to put tens of thousands of Americans to work in America. Lots of waste all over, Virgil. Yeah...that $2B could be used to help schools and kids get better educated, but alas, it won't. This reminds

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Been emailing them for years ever since somebody gave me their address Like somebody else said we arent even pawns to them On May 30, 2014 12:06 PM, Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com wrote: Then send him a proposal Virgil. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier...@gmail.com

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
not reality. We seem to value profit over what is good for the betterment of society On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:10 PM, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: On 2014-05-30 12:56, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: what a waste. I could use that 2 billion to put tens of thousands of

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-30 13:15, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: Been emailing them for years ever since somebody gave me their address Like somebody else said we arent even pawns to them Spam filters and other email rules make the likelyhood of him seeing your email very small. Try to mail him a registered

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
if anybody else wants to try, here are some contacts for the board kl...@hmc.edu bi...@microsoft.com On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:21 PM, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: On 2014-05-30 13:15, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: Been emailing them for years ever since somebody gave

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer [OT]

2014-05-30 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-30 09:24, Stephen Russell wrote: Basketball Players, Basketball Players, Basketball Players, Basketball Players, Basketball Players, Basketball Players When I heard the news about this potential purchase this is all I could think of. You, me, and a lot of us!!! :-)

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-30 13:20, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: not reality. We seem to value profit over what is good for the betterment of society Nobody said the real world is fair, Virgil. That's the reality we all live in. Good time to inject this Maya Angelou quote: If you don't like something,

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
bet she wasn't referring to a jobless future. The evidence is overwhelming if people are willing to look at it. most just hide their heads in denial. 4,608,400 jobs created since 2001 population increase of 32,053,793 http://keepamericaatwork.com/?p=274643 Don't trust my numbers. Do your own

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier...@gmail.com wrote: Been emailing them for years ever since somebody gave me their address Some lessons learned and just published here by a guy who is somebody.

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
yep, I've run across all those things myself and so have the 750,000 others out there that have been displaced. BUT we still continue to send jobs offshore, and our population continues to increase and only one time in the last 13 years have we produced more jobs than our population increased

RE: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Allen
This has gone OT but I must respond that, what about all these people that buy cheap Chinese stuff. Are they not the real reason for lack of jobs Al -Original Message- yep, I've run across all those things myself and so have the 750,000 others out there that have been displaced. BUT we

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
couldn't agree more, but it is deeper than that. langone from home depot fame was on cnbc yesterday saying the real reason that jobs have gone offshore is restrictive regulations. and for some part, I can agree with that. But when you factor in things like the triangle shirtwaist factory fire,

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-30 13:44, Stephen Russell wrote: On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier...@gmail.com wrote: Been emailing them for years ever since somebody gave me their address Some lessons learned and just published here by a guy who is somebody.

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-30 14:12, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: yep, I've run across all those things myself and so have the 750,000 others out there that have been displaced. BUT we still continue to send jobs offshore, and our population continues to increase and only one time in the last 13 years have we

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-30 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
work on that every day, but as the link stephen supplied earlier shows, opportunity in IT for americans over 50 is very limited unless of course you have a specific niche like ed and some others have. And if you study the wage groups in america, when you get forced out of IT, everything else is

[NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-29 Thread Jeff Johnson
There's a big story about Steve Balmer, but it is probably off topic so I won't post it. Go look for it, you'll get a chuckle. -- Jeff Jeff Johnson j...@san-dc.com SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 http://www.san-dc.com ___ Post

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-29 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Yep Old software bigwigs dont retire They go cuban On May 29, 2014 7:16 PM, Jeff Johnson j...@san-dc.com wrote: There's a big story about Steve Balmer, but it is probably off topic so I won't post it. Go look for it, you'll get a chuckle. -- Jeff Jeff Johnson j...@san-dc.com SanDC, Inc.

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer [OT]

2014-05-29 Thread Pete Theisen
On 05/29/2014 08:23 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: Yep Old software bigwigs dont retire They go cuban On May 29, 2014 7:16 PM, Jeff Johnson j...@san-dc.com wrote: There's a big story about Steve Balmer, but it is probably off topic so I won't post it. Go look for it, you'll get a chuckle.

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer

2014-05-29 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-29 20:16, Jeff Johnson wrote: There's a big story about Steve Balmer, but it is probably off topic so I won't post it. Go look for it, you'll get a chuckle. Let's see Monkey Boy do his new chant. Clippers Clippers Clippers Clippers! Clippers Clippers Clippers Clippers!! Who

Re: [NF] Steve Balmer [OT]

2014-05-29 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-05-29 20:48, Pete Theisen wrote: On 05/29/2014 08:23 PM, Virgil Bierschwale wrote: Yep Old software bigwigs dont retire They go cuban On May 29, 2014 7:16 PM, Jeff Johnson j...@san-dc.com wrote: There's a big story about Steve Balmer, but it is probably off topic so I won't post it.