I was working at Microsoft shortly after 9/11 and one of their main goals was hoovering up talent let go by other companies. Ballmer (or maybe it was the head o

I was working at Microsoft shortly after 9/11 and one of their main goals was hoovering up talent let go by other companies. Ballmer (or maybe it was the head of HR can't remember her name) mentioned the strategy in a company-wide email. The largesse worried existing softies so much that someone created the "Mini MSFT" movement, culminating in the blog: http://minimsft.blogspot.com/ http://minimsft.blogspot.com/