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> Steve Ballmer

They have some really good blow in Redmond.

If anybody could win an award for being coked up and sweaty on stage...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs

Fun story: That was my first employee town hall, in 2000. I was concerned for the fellow (and so very glad when he left, Satya has been so so so much better for the company and morale). It was definitely an... interesting introduction to the company.

See also this Domo video that turned it into a song. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7ZDH45OAt8

At the time, I was doing Linux, OpenBSD and FreeBSD stuff in Bellingham. The reaction from the local and regional non-Microsoft community was really like "Holy shit what is going on down there?!"

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