I waited until someone re-posted the video on YouTube where it could actually be watched. It’s original posting site was swamped. This sort of protest is going to worsen.
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I would egg him just for fun. No politics, no business, no jealousy, no protest, just for fun. A Ballmer omelet with a side of chair.
How come Steve Ballmer reminds me of high school?
Yeah, a high school gym teacher. This guy’s just asking for a good egging.
If it wasn’t for Microsoft, this guy would still be milking his father’s cows and shovel the manure on the farm.
#30 i know. i have a hp laptop with vista on it. it runs great and i like the way it is set up. now the horrible nvidia drivers on the other hand….anyway. i was just making a joke.
How do you miss a fat fuck like Ballmer.
Well, I tried to use online resources to translate this. I can’t seem to get good translations for the words népnek & pénzt (and maybe a couple of others. The text reads:
“Hé, te! A microsoft 45 milliárd forintos kárt okozott a magyar népnek. Add vissza azt a pénzt most azonnal!”
My meager attemps at translation yield this:
“Hey, you! The Microsoft 45 billion forints scathed the Hungarian népnek. Give it back that the cole this time immediately!”
The Forint appears to be the Hungarian currency.
Who would have guessed that it this was about MONEY?
Here is Baldmer with hair.
I’m so tired of people interrupting presentations and being rude! Steve handled this very well. It would have been awesome if Ballmer caught an egg and through it through the man’s chest.
Now I know who he reminds me of, Dr. Phil — another guy I’d loved to see smashed with eggs!
Throwing rotten eggs or tomatoes at corrupt politicians or businessmen is kind of a tradition here in Europe. Not that I approve this particular instance, but *I’d* do it to many Portuguese politicians and businessmen. The kid could have hit Ballmer if he really wanted to. And the expression on Ballmer’s face shows he was kind of scared/surprised. The audience seemed to disapprove. In the end, no real harm done. Don’t egg me, bro!
I think he says (or means to say):
Hey you, Microsoft has cost 45 million forints for Hungarian people. Give the money back, right now.
Fanboys are getting nasty
“Hey you, Microsoft has cost 45 million forints to Hungarian people. Give the money back, right now.”
So he’s bitching about $288,945 USD? That probably wouldn’t buy all their customers a cup of coffee.
The look on Balmers face at 0:30 is a picture. It’s like he’s going “Who throws and egg? Really”
@46: He said 45 Milliard, which is UK English for “Billion”.
According to things I’ve read. Hungarian college students get a free copy of Windows and Office paid for by tax money. Some are angry that their tax money goes to pay for MS products and they don’t have a say in it.
Again, I don’t know if this is true or not.
Hungarians mostly don’t wish to be recognized to be Hungarians, when they get the chance to be in company of admired, rich, western countries citizens. If they are not accepted by them, most turn offensive. That’s a national habit accompanied by social envy and self rejection.
Most of them think of America like: “Try to be a part of it, if they reject you, offend it.” (That’s why Hungary joined the EU.)
This is a justified reaction, but with wrong actions taken. I think, the cake remains delicious even if one’s been denied to get a slice of it.
If Ballmer would have stopped the “inquisition”, then to force the guy to give statement of his opinions and a chance to dazzle the audience with his highly developed IT and business skills during their conversation, I guess, the guy would have licked up the yolk from Ballmer’s head, if he would’ve hit.
This poor guy simply realized that nobody joined him, or at least boooh-ed with him at Ballmer after the first egg, so he went on with the second and third to save his concept, but then he got confused. (I think he was even thankful for getting stopped. He also might have seen some scenes on Youtube and tried to sample them.) However, finally his “revolution” has been set back.
Nonetheless the guy’s been absolutely right with his opinion: the Hungarian state hasn’t got the funds to buy the “unreliable” IT stuff from Microsoft, and the only reason they do is, that Microsoft tries to force the whole world, – using their shady business practices – to buy their products.
Some Hungarian businesses also suffered outrageous prosecutions of the local BSA. But this is a more complex situation than to discuss about here.
Besides: Hungary is one of those “new” European states, that gives the most capable IT technicians, and engineers as a result of the countries excellent higher education. LINUX developers are very talented and skilled here, and even the system itself is very popular.
This might even be the reason of Ballmer’s visit (or should we rather call it “audit”?!)
I’m sure: Steve Jobs would’ve enjoyed a warm welcome!
Are you guys mad..MS is the worst most stifling company in the world. No morals and out to destroy anyone who gets in their way.
BTW Since when was De Beers a European country. Another American who had never even left his state.