THE NEWS is abuzz with some non-organic puff pieces about Vista 8 (must hide the truth) and already, Microsoft makes it easier for itself to claim bogus numbers of 'copies'/'sales', based on this commentary.
Microsoft barring certain staff from buying Macs, iPads?
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Microsoft has yet to officially confirm the authenticity of the e-mail, however the company offered "no comment" rather than an outright denial.
Microsoft’s Sales, Marketing, Services, IT, & Operations Group (SMSG) may be putting in place a policy to prevent employees from using corporate funds to buy Macs and iPads.
Based on an alleged internal e-mail passed on to me by one of my contacts, this edict just came down last week. SMSG encompasses 46,000 Microsoft employees worldwide, according to a Microsoft Careers page about the group, and includes Microsoft’s front-line consumer and business sales, service and support people.
Here’s that supposed e-mail, from Alain Crozier, the chief financial officer of SMSG...
Comments
Michael
2012-03-25 05:12:55
Sadly that is the only other option that is a good competitor for most users. Desktop Linux just does not cut it. If it did, you better believe the companies that focus on it would do very well - until the Dells and HPs of the world bought them out or undersold them.