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44553, Microsoft's CEO will have to shop for his Xbox
Posted by gusto, Thu Dec-08-05 03:37 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will have to shop around for an
Xbox 360 game console this holiday season just like the rest of us -- it doesn't come with his job.
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"The Ballmer children do not have their Xbox 360 yet. I'm in the same boat as many of you," Ballmer said. "Thanks to the wonders of Sarbanes-Oxley, management does not get a free Xbox 360," he quipped at a meeting of technology industry executives.
Under financial disclosure rules, Microsoft would have to classify a free game console as income for Ballmer.
The premium version of Microsoft's next-generation game machine carries a $400 price tag.
The Xbox 360 debuted in North America on November 22 and Microsoft estimates that it will sell 5.5 million units worldwide by the end of next June.
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44572, that's gay.
Posted by jetblack, Thu Dec-08-05 04:39 PM
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44577, and prolly BS
Posted by gusto, Thu Dec-08-05 05:53 PM
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44574, might as well buy an "L"Box
Posted by Invisiblist, Thu Dec-08-05 05:22 PM
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44582, RE: might as well buy an "L"Box
Posted by PoppaGeorge, Thu Dec-08-05 06:47 PM
Naw, 'cause I never finished the L Box.
Just over 5 years later, several dev boxes, and a number of splinter projects and I never finished L Box itself.
(http://www.geocities.com/lboxproject)
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44595, yea suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure.. we believe you.. no really.. yes..
Posted by My_SP1200_Broken_Again, Thu Dec-08-05 08:20 PM
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44609, c'mon. microsoft can't write those off as "christmas bonuses?"
Posted by dro, Thu Dec-08-05 11:01 PM
if i were him, i would expect that as part of my job i'd be the first to have my company's new technologies.
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44611, So he's admitting his kids are waiting for PS3?
Posted by celery77, Fri Dec-09-05 12:17 AM
You know they're at home saying, "Don't bring that rushed out, weak launch game having, over-priced piece of crap around when we can just wait a few more months for PS3. You seriously think we want to play a worse version of Madden that bad? We'll wait, thanks."
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44640, this made me laugh,lol
Posted by southphillyman, Fri Dec-09-05 11:16 AM
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44841, ditto
Posted by Dr Claw, Sun Dec-11-05 07:40 AM
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44630, please, dude
Posted by B, Fri Dec-09-05 07:03 AM
go in the back room and grab one, and stop complaining.
B
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44656, you KNOW them fuckers are just laying around the office
Posted by teech, Fri Dec-09-05 02:40 PM
i bet every intern in there got a 360...just walked away with that jont
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44729, the hype machine grows
Posted by illeagle, Fri Dec-09-05 11:20 PM
it's so popular even the CEO doesn't have one!!!! uh huh
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44844, RE: Microsoft's CEO will have to shop for his Xbox
Posted by Oakley, Sun Dec-11-05 09:20 AM
Sarbanes-Oxley is no joke.
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