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Shades of the incompetent Rick Belluzzo who destroyed SGI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Belluzzo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Belluzzo

fleitz 15y ago
Rick joined SGI in 1998, by that time Nvidia and Voodoo had put all but the final nails in the coffin of SGI.
- erd 15y ago
  Voodoo was a brand, 3DFX was the company.
- mikeryan 15y ago
  But he was considered a "Microsoft Mole" for some things he did at both HP and SGI. Heck there's even an Urban Dictionary term "belluzzo" named for this act after him. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=belluzzo&defid=3861632 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=belluzzo&...
recoiledsnake 15y ago
How would he be incompetent if he was a MS mole? Sounds like he was pretty competent if he succeeded? That Wiki article seems to be a hit job. A few references: http://www.msboycott.com/news/00_01_17.shtml http://www.msboycott.com/news/00_01_17.shtml http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=rick+belluzzo+%22microsoft+mole%22&oq=rick+belluzzo+%22microsoft+mole%22 http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=rick+belluzzo+%2... And we have someone on HN here quoting the Urban dictionary reference. How long does it take to make a new entry for anyone or anything yourself? Didn't know Google searches can be used as a reference on the Wiki. >This article and talk page must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if there are other concerns about the biography of a living person, please report the issue to the biographies of living persons noticeboard. If you are connected to the subject of this article and need help with issues related to it, please see this page. Anyway, I guess Linus was right, MS hatred is a disease, and one such manifestation is the people who wrote that Wiki article.
- astrodust 15y ago
  He trashed HP, SGI, and tanked Quantum? That's an impressive resume.

fleitz 15y ago

Rick joined SGI in 1998, by that time Nvidia and Voodoo had put all but the final nails in the coffin of SGI.

erd 15y ago
Voodoo was a brand, 3DFX was the company.
mikeryan 15y ago
But he was considered a "Microsoft Mole" for some things he did at both HP and SGI. Heck there's even an Urban Dictionary term "belluzzo" named for this act after him. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=belluzzo&defid=3861632 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=belluzzo&...

recoiledsnake 15y ago

How would he be incompetent if he was a MS mole? Sounds like he was pretty competent if he succeeded? That Wiki article seems to be a hit job. A few references: http://www.msboycott.com/news/00_01_17.shtml http://www.msboycott.com/news/00_01_17.shtml http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=rick+belluzzo+%22microsoft+mole%22&oq=rick+belluzzo+%22microsoft+mole%22 http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=rick+belluzzo+%2... And we have someone on HN here quoting the Urban dictionary reference. How long does it take to make a new entry for anyone or anything yourself? Didn't know Google searches can be used as a reference on the Wiki. >This article and talk page must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if there are other concerns about the biography of a living person, please report the issue to the biographies of living persons noticeboard. If you are connected to the subject of this article and need help with issues related to it, please see this page. Anyway, I guess Linus was right, MS hatred is a disease, and one such manifestation is the people who wrote that Wiki article.

astrodust 15y ago
He trashed HP, SGI, and tanked Quantum? That's an impressive resume.