So MS is now short for MegaSCO?

when he throws a chair.

Does anyone remember that South Park episode where Cartman became a cop?

Just think of Ballmer with those aviator sunglasses on (that had the reflection of mountains in the background) shouting: 'You will respect my intellectual propertayyyyy!!!'

I somehow doubt Microsoft would be foolish enough to actually fire off patent suits . . . especially when there are other big players with massive patent portfolios and a vested interest in Linux . . .

Secretary: "Mr. Ballmer, I have a group of IBM attorneys in the lobby asking to see you, shall I let them in?"

Ballmer: "My God Man! Do they want to settle my patent suit against Linux?"

Secretary: "I'm not sure what they want sir . . . but they brought a flag.

Linus Torvalds will come home and find the head of a penguin in his bed.

Retards do too, why do you think they all try to eat paint chips.

Now, ask yourself, did you eat the paint chips?

You are reissuing empty threat against Open Source. (Cancel/Allow)?

Is it time to change the Bill Gates Borg to the Steve Balmer Borg?

RonB

I think it's more like E.C. in a more recent episode where he acted like Dog, the bounty hunter...

Believe in Vista, braugh *kick
Vista's the way to salvation, braugh *whack-whack
Braugh, You're gonna rot in hell if you keep this up, Follow Vista *kidney shot

It's taken you 10 years to get your system the way you like it? Is this a Gentoo installation?

"Is it time to change the Bill Gates Borg to the Steve Balmer Borg?"

Maybe. But Bill has to be the Queen Borg.

http://www.xkcd.com/c225.html [xkcd.com]

there software

Where software?

Ballmer isn't borg enough. The thing with Gates is that he's always been at least a little bit about the technology, hence the borg icon. Ballmer doesn't know his intertubes from his whatchamadoodads. His special ability is vague legal threats and his starter weapon is an office chair.

If he was interesting enough to nerds to deserve an icon, which he isn't, it'd probably have to be something to do with one of the following:

• Monkeys
• Chairs
• Developers
• Developers
• Developers
• Developers
• Developers
• Vaporware Patent Lawsuits

The downside? I'm pretty sure it would lead to a CSI: Intellectual Property, and nobody wants that.

> Watch out, SCO was just fodder, the real fight is yet to come.

Says someone named "Frosty Piss" with no references. Nice troll.

It's taken you 10 years to get your system the way you like it?

Linus, is that you?

Your attitude is sorta like a guy in Guam saying "hey, if the USA and the USSR wipe themselves out tomorrow, where's the downside?"

I'm a guy in Guam and the USSR *has* wiped themselves out, you insensitive clod!

(No I'm not really a guy in Guam. But I'll be here all week. Don't tell my boss.)

Mr. Ballmer is a sane, level-headed man who knows exactly what he is talking about.

And I, of course, am Napoleon!

then what the hell did they pay Novel M$140 for?

>P.S. - Vista blows donkey balls.

So much for Vista's "No animal testing" cruelty free status.

Someone should inform PETA.

I don't remember any paint chips. But I do remember lots of "wall candy" when I was younger. Are they the same??? :)