Ballmer admits he stole bandwidth

Thorn · 07-26-2002

Geez,
This is bad.

Read the third to last and second to last paragraphs. Billionaires acting like script kiddies! No wonder they keep arresting big company CEO's lately.

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op...722opcurve.xml

lincomatic · 07-26-2002

thorn, that story is a real jewel! nice find.

and we thought some of the n00bs here were dumb. i've copied the relevant text below so people don't have to wade through the rest of the story:

For all his success at bringing Microsoft's warring constituencies together, there are still things beyond Bill and Steve's control. "I was in a hotel in Sun Valley last week that was not wired," Ballmer recalls. "So I turned on my PC, and XP tells me there is a wireless network available. So I connect to something called Mountaineer.

"Well, I don't know what that is. But I VPN into Microsoft. It worked! I don't know whose broadband I used," he chuckles. "I didn't see it in Bill's room. I called him up and said, 'Hey, come over to my room.' So soon everyone is there and connecting to the Internet through my room."

Chalk up another good day for Steve Ballmer, CEO. Bill Gates may be the chief software architect, but as Microsoft matures in the Ballmer era innovation in software shares the spotlight with teamwork.

somebody in Sun Valley should bring this story to "Mountaineer"'s attention.

Thorn · 07-26-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by lincomatic
thorn, that story is a real jewel! nice find. and we thought some of the n00bs here were dumb. i've copied the relevant text below so people don't have to wade through the rest of the story:

somebody in Sun Valley should bring this story to "Mountaineer"'s attention.

Thanks, linc. I was slackjawed reading it. I don't know who "Mountaineer" is, but they ought to at least bill MS. The other thing that amazes me about this is the Info World columnist applauds him for it, rather than casting shame. Going by that yardstick, the officers of Enron, Worldcom, Arthur Anderson and Adelphia are just conducting good business practices.

Even if this is an unintentional theft of services, it it still a theft.

mentat · 07-26-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by lincomatic
somebody in Sun Valley should bring this story to "Mountaineer"'s attention.

Hell yes, through the crooks in jail, that would be an interesting twist on the whole Microsoft thing.

Thorn · 07-26-2002

InfoWorld has a big Ethics Discussion forum.

Hmmm... No mention of this that I can see.

lincomatic · 07-26-2002

thorn,
care to post this on www.netstumbler.com?

Thorn · 07-26-2002

I did, right after I posted in the News forum here. The script said two items were pending review before mine, so I gather aFR or the other admins haven't been able to review submissions today.

bks · 07-26-2002

- bks

lincomatic · 07-26-2002

"I didn't see it in Bill's room. I called him up and said, 'Hey, come over to my room.' So soon everyone is there and connecting to the Internet through my room."

billg, the billlion$ man implicated too.

Dr3D1zzl3 · 07-26-2002

burn them at the stake!

woudl be sort of liek an al copne story..

bill g's downfall due to hotel TOS (teft of service)

hahah

o man that would be funny

07-26-2002	#1 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,096	Ballmer admits he stole bandwidth Geez, This is bad. Read the third to last and second to last paragraphs. Billionaires acting like script kiddies! No wonder they keep arresting big company CEO's lately. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op...722opcurve.xml __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?"

07-26-2002	#2 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	thorn, that story is a real jewel! nice find. and we thought some of the n00bs here were dumb. i've copied the relevant text below so people don't have to wade through the rest of the story: For all his success at bringing Microsoft's warring constituencies together, there are still things beyond Bill and Steve's control. "I was in a hotel in Sun Valley last week that was not wired," Ballmer recalls. "So I turned on my PC, and XP tells me there is a wireless network available. So I connect to something called Mountaineer. "Well, I don't know what that is. But I VPN into Microsoft. It worked! I don't know whose broadband I used," he chuckles. "I didn't see it in Bill's room. I called him up and said, 'Hey, come over to my room.' So soon everyone is there and connecting to the Internet through my room." Chalk up another good day for Steve Ballmer, CEO. Bill Gates may be the chief software architect, but as Microsoft matures in the Ballmer era innovation in software shares the spotlight with teamwork. somebody in Sun Valley should bring this story to "Mountaineer"'s attention. __________________ ~lincomatic Last edited by lincomatic : 07-26-2002 at 09:04 AM.

07-26-2002	#5 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,096	And another thing... InfoWorld has a big Ethics Discussion forum. Hmmm... No mention of this that I can see. __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?"

07-26-2002	#6 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	thorn, care to post this on www.netstumbler.com? __________________ ~lincomatic

07-26-2002	#7 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,096	I did, right after I posted in the News forum here. The script said two items were pending review before mine, so I gather aFR or the other admins haven't been able to review submissions today. __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?" Last edited by Thorn : 07-26-2002 at 11:10 AM.

07-26-2002	#8 (permalink)
bks Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 104	posted - bks

07-26-2002	#9 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	"I didn't see it in Bill's room. I called him up and said, 'Hey, come over to my room.' So soon everyone is there and connecting to the Internet through my room." billg, the billlion$ man implicated too. __________________ ~lincomatic

07-26-2002	#10 (permalink)
Dr3D1zzl3 Mental Penis Fencer Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 371	burn them at the stake! woudl be sort of liek an al copne story.. bill g's downfall due to hotel TOS (teft of service) hahah o man that would be funny

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