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Re: [LUG] Ranting about MS career (was Heartbleed is a Free Software win)

 

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Russinovich

"Russinovich joined Microsoft in 2006, when it acquired Winternals Software."


I doubt he phoned them asking for a job though... I'm sure they waved a very large 
cheque at him to entice him over to the Dark Side.


I used to work with a (good) programmer who wanted to join M$ - basically he wanted 
to do anything at all. I think he joined their TV division... not sure how well that 
went for him (anyone got an MS TV?).


Surprisingly, I went for a job interview a good few years ago (might have been in 
Exeter???) and it was a small software company that was "writing" M$ Wallet. During 
the interview, the phone went in a nearby room and it was M$... basically everyone 
had to drop everything and go sort out whatever the problem was right there and 
then, or (presumably) the work went elsewhere.

I didn't get the job.

Thankfully.



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