Linux Journal: Linux in Government: Understanding Federated Identity Management
Jul 06, 2005, 11:30 (3 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Tom Adelstein)
"Back when Scott McNeally and Steve [Ballmer] took to a stage
and began jumping around like a couple of squares dancers headed
out the barn, I couldn't for the life of me figure out what they
were so happy about. I guess it just goes to show that they had
some secret they thought was gonna make them even richer. They even
put a hex on the next hockey season with all their fan-dangling
around holding up Detroit Piston jerseys and all.
"I didn't understand what was so important. So when Steve stood
up and said he was giving Mr. McNeally $700 million to resolve
pending antitrust issues and $900 million to resolve patent issues
and then smiled, well more than few heads turned that day..."
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