"There is such an overvaluation of technology stocks that it is absurd. I would include our stock in that category. It is bad for the long-term worth of the economy."
--Steve Ballmer
There are several different types of pyramid schemes, so people are often deceived by the use of this term. Here is a humorous example of the more classical form.
Whether Microsoft can implode or not, we do not know for sure yet, but as we noted yesterday, layoffs have already begun and the company is headed towards debt [1, 2].
News Analysis. Blogger Mini-Microsoft says signs show layoffs coming to the software giant. The prediction: Jan. 15.
According to Todd Bishop, "A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment [on layoffs]." Analysts are not positive at the moment and answers may soon arrive. ⬆
Having been involved in the WordPress development community since almost the beginning, I know why it chose the GPL and how it restricts abuse by Automattic
This site has over 1,000 'wiki' pages, many thousands of documents, several thousands of videos, and about 50,000 blog posts or articles. We need to make them easier to find/navigate.
Even if one can see/find a link to "the study" (in the Bezos-controlled publication), most people won't look any further and just take everything at face value.
The FSF led by Geoffrey S. Knauth with his friend Richard Stallman in the FSF's Board [...] Let's encourage people to adopt GNU/Linux. There has never been a better time.