Thursday, January 2, 2003|
Verizon execs: Merry Xmas, we're rich, you're fired. The NYT covers the stories of the massive layoffs at Verizon just before Christmas, layoffs ordered by two executives who took home almost $40,000,000 in compensation while losing $500,000,000 for their company.
"We were laid off, effective immediately," he said. " `Merry Christmas, thanks for working at ground zero and breathing the dust. . . .' They told us we were heroes and used the pictures of us at ground zero to sell themselves. Now we're out."
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Microsoft-powered phone takes off. HTC's "Falcon," a cell phone that uses the software giant's Pocket PC Phone Edition software, gets a nod of approval from the Federal Communications Commission. Sucks to be Nokia or any other phone company, actually. Looks like Microsoft has declared war on them. [CNET News.com] 6:34:09 PM  comment []
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Trying to install BugZilla now. It seems far more difficult than it needs to be. 6:32:24 PM comment []
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Microsoft foes urge antitrust punishment. Two more groups join an effort to overturn the landmark antitrust settlement that a federal judge approved in November. [CNET News.com] 6:31:02 PM comment []
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