Microsoft – Realising potential

Малко ми е „сектантско“, но ето едно мемо(от InternalMemos) от Стив Балмър адресирано до простосмъртните от Мicrosoft, датиращо от 2002г. Ако някой иска, може да преброи колко пъти се споменава фразата „our mission“;-)

Full Text of Ballmer Memo
From: Steve Ballmer
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:47 PM
To: Microsoft and Subsidiaries: All FTE
Subject: Realizing Potential

The executive staff recently spent several days at a retreat where we had some breakthrough discussions about the company’s mission and what we value. We developed a strong consensus about our mission going forward and the values that are its foundation. Simply put, our mission is to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. Today, we use software to help people get there. Over time, this will evolve to be a combination of software and software services. But our mission is not just about building great technology. It’s also about who we are as a company and as individuals, how we manage our business internally, and how we think about and work with partners and customers.

As an industry leader, we have a unique role in the world ‘ unique in the contribution we make and the responsibility that comes with that. Customers expect us to hit a very high bar in terms of product and support quality, delivering on our commitments, and providing excellent customer-focused decision making. Our industry wants us to be more actively engaged and open about who we are, and about our roadmap for the future. Our pending settlement with the DOJ adds new responsibilities that we must deliver on. We are committed to working with the DOJ and other government agencies to ensure the settlement is a success and that our relationship is positive and constructive going forward.
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dark in here ;-)

A woman is having an affair during the day while her husband is at work. Her 9 year old son comes home unexpectedly, sees them and hides in the bedroom closet to watch. The woman’s husband also comes home.

She puts her lover in the closet,not realizing that the little boy is in there already. The little boy says, „Dark in here.“ The man says, „Yes, it is.“ Boy- „I have a baseball.“ Man – „That’s nice.“ Boy – „Want to buy it?“ Man – „No, thanks.“ Boy – „My dad’s outside.“ Man – „OK, how much?“ Boy – „$250“ In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the lover are in the closet together. Boy – „Dark in here.“ Man – „Yes, it is.“ Boy – „I have a baseball glove.“ The lover, remembering the last time, asks the boy, „How much?“ Boy -„$750 Man – „Fine.“

A few days later, the father Чети по-нататък ( 2 мин)0

какво означава „frijto“

имам един познат поляк – казва се Marcin и учи българистика или нещо подобно в полша (сериозно, бе!). та скоро marcin ми прати мейл с един въпрос относно дипломната работа на някакъв негов приятел българист от краков (ебати), която е на тема „Лексика свързана с WWW“, или поне така съм разбрал аз. въпросният българист бил намерил дума „frijto“, за която се чудил какво означава – дали идва от английското free, или какво…

обясних на marcin, че думата наистина идва от free и се използва за т.нар. Чети по-нататък ( 2 мин)0