[Am-info] Froggy the Gremlin

[John J. Urbaniak]

Geoffrey wrote:

> John J. Urbaniak wrote:
> > So Ballmer says now, "I'll be good, I will, I will."
> >
> >    http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24391.html
> >
> >                 Microsoft Corp chief executive officer Steve Ballmer
> >                 is expected to distance his company from past
> >                 business practices at the CeBIT trade show in
> >                 Germany this week by stressing that the company
> >                 must be seen as "responsible" in dealings with other
> >                 companies.
>
> Okay, it took me a while to regain my composure.  I've stopped crying
> from laughing so hard.  That's like the devil saying hell will no longer
> be hot.  What do you question, whether hell's hot, or whether the
> devil's lieing????
>
> This has a lot to do with the issue of trust.  Most folks will trust you
> from the get go.  Once you screw up and loose their trust, you don't
> automatically regain it, but saying you will correct your behavior.  You
> have to EARN that trust back, and that takes a long while.
>
> I have YET to see Microsoft or any of it's mouthpieces even BEGIN to
> earn that trust.
>

Well, if I remember correctly, every week the guy trusted Froggy when he
said he would be good.  The kids in the audience would point and scream, but
every week Froggy did it again.

John