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I still remember globalization training back at Microsoft. The short version was, "Take this stuff seriously. A few years ago, somebody left the string Taiwan i
by larsberg 17y ago
I still remember globalization training back at Microsoft. The short version was, "Take this stuff seriously. A few years ago, somebody left the string Taiwan in a product and China detained & questioned a bunch of unrelated employees who just happened to be in-country." Of course, the world was a different place ~2002.
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- barrkel 17y agoThat link resolves to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2004/aug/19/microsoft.business http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2004/aug/19/microsoft.b... I'm somewhat disturbed by the proliferation of short links outside their original motivating uses, like print and social messaging. As it is, bit.ly does various sorts of tracking, but in general, short links add a variable to the chain and and increase the susceptibility of breakage over time; or worse, changing in a bait and switch move.
- larsberg 17y agoDespite my prior work affiliation, no evil was intended --- I stand corrected :-)