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Admittedly, a drop in the ocean but…
It has been reported that Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer each earned $616,667 in salary in the fiscal year ended in June, up 2.8% from a year earlier. However, both had their bonuses cut 13% to $350,000, down from $400,000 in 2005. Ballmer also received $9,482 for “all other compensation”, while Gates received $2,112 for… Read More »
Hurd’s way
I’ve always enjoyed reading Geoffrey Colvin’s column in FORTUNE, but when he wrote his latest in the October 16 issue, I think he may have lost it. The piece, titled “A Growth Plan for HP’s CEO” in the print magazine, offers little in terms of advice other than the painfully obvious under the circumstances (e.g.… Read More »
Fernando Alonso is a sore loser
So if F1 is no longer a sport, why is Fernando Alonso still racing in it? And why is he so joyous that he has won in a non-sport event? Clearly, this guy has become a sore loser. He whines and accuses when things are not going his way. Compare his behaviour to what Michael… Read More »
Incredibly useless website (6)
Imagine when Microsoft is no longer a monopoly and Bill Gates is no longer the competitive freak that everybody loves to loathe. What kind of eulogies (or criticisms, for that matter) would you be expecting for the man who transformed the computer industry? Well, check out this parody site about the assassination of Bill Gates… Read More »
How competitive are you?
Would you eat nails for breakfast, as 11% of men and 3% of women said they would in a BusinessWeek survey of 2,509 Americans in middle management and above, 25 years and older, conducted by Beta Rearch Corp. using an online panel? This reminded me of the season finale of The Apprentice 4 where Randal… Read More »