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At this point it might as well be 767 out of 770, with 3 exceptions being the other board members who voted Sam out. Sure it could be a useful show of solidari
by paulpan 3y ago
At this point it might as well be 767 out of 770, with 3 exceptions being the other board members who voted Sam out.
Sure it could be a useful show of solidarity but I'm skeptical on the hypothetical conversion rate of these petition signers to actually quitting to follow Sam to Microsoft (or wherever else). Maybe 20% (140) of staff would do it?
- BillinghamJ 3y agoOne of those board members already did sign!
- ssnistfajen 3y agoIt depends on the arrangement of the new entity inside Microsoft, and whether the new entity is a temporary gig before Sam & co. move to a new goal. If the board had just openly announced this was about battling Microsoft's control, there would probably be a lot more employees choosing to stay. But they didn't say this was about Microsoft's control. In fact they didn't even say anything to the employees. So in this context following Sam to Microsoft actually turns out to be the more attractive and sensible option.
- JohnFen 3y ago> So in this context following Sam to Microsoft actually turns out to be the more attractive and sensible option. Maybe. Microsoft is a particular sort of working environment, though, and not all developers will be happy in it. For them, the question would be how much are they willing to sacrifice in service to Altman?
- jacquesm 3y agoCondition might be that it is hands-off.
- bink 3y agoMicrosoft probably has a better claim than anyone as to being "hands-off" with recent acquisitions, but that's still a huge gamble.
- ssnistfajen 3y agoI think a lot of them, possibly including Altman, Greg, and the three top researchers, are under the assumption that the stint at Microsoft will be temporary until they figure out something better.