Bing! Ballmer Says You’re Fired [VIDEO]

December 19th, 2009 admin

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is known for his antics, but — if a video recently uploaded to YouTube is to be believed — this incident takes the cake. Apparently, Ballmer fired a Microsoft employee for not being enthusiastic enough about Bing. The video shows a man claiming to have been laid-off by Ballmer at a Microsoft meeting related to Bing. As the story goes, Ballmer was excitedly and repeatedly yelling Bing at the meeting, even pointing to staffers, putting them in the hot seat and telling them to say Bing. When the man in question didn’t exude the right enthusiasm, Ballmer fired…


Originally posted on Mashable

 
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