Here’s an example of a management style (not a good one, but a possible one!). Put out software that has gaping security holes and instead of putting $250,000 toward FIXING those holes, use it to put a bounty on someone’s head! Someone from MS obviously went to the G.W. Bush school of management!
Microsoft announced on Thursday that it would pay a $250,000 reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of the individual or group responsible for releasing the “MyDoom.B” computer virus that targets Microsoft. The Washington Post and others report that the bounty comes after a similar offer from SCO Group, which was the target of the initial “MyDoom” virus. Computers infected by the two viruses have been programmed to attack the Web sites of the two companies by Tuesday. MyDoom, also known as “Novarg” or “Shimgapi,” has infected computers around the globe and slowed Internet connections.
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