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	<title>Comments on: Sounds like Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer&#8217;s optimism is fading</title>
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		<title>By: edhardy622</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-895756</link>
		<dc:creator>edhardy622</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>British law student sues Abercrombie-Fitch for disability discrimination.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abercrombiefitchstore.co.uk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.abercrombiefitchstore.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>British law student sues Abercrombie-Fitch for disability discrimination.<br /><a href="http://www.abercrombiefitchstore.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.abercrombiefitchstore.co.uk</a></p>
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		<title>By: theceodaily.com&#187; Morning Update &#187; October 1, 2008</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-829937</link>
		<dc:creator>theceodaily.com&#187; Morning Update &#187; October 1, 2008</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] CEO says no one immune to global crisis - Reuters Sounds like Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s optimism is fading - VentureBeat.com Ballmer concedes economic threat to software; expects U.S. bailout package this [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] CEO says no one immune to global crisis &#8211; Reuters Sounds like Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s optimism is fading &#8211; VentureBeat.com Ballmer concedes economic threat to software; expects U.S. bailout package this [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Anthony Ha</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-876280</link>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Ha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, it&#039;s probably my favorite Ballmer photo ever.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, it&#39;s probably my favorite Ballmer photo ever.</p>
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		<title>By: Anthony Ha</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-876278</link>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Ha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, you cynic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, you cynic.</p>
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		<title>By: What Silicon Valley thinks of the bailout &#8212; or doesn&#8217;t &#187; VentureBeat</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-829922</link>
		<dc:creator>What Silicon Valley thinks of the bailout &#8212; or doesn&#8217;t &#187; VentureBeat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of the bailout that shows at least one company has its mind made up, even though Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn&#8217;t sound all that concerned about the economy less than a week ago. The response ended: &#8220;&#8230; and we urge Congress to act [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] of the bailout that shows at least one company has its mind made up, even though Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn&#8217;t sound all that concerned about the economy less than a week ago. The response ended: &#8220;&#8230; and we urge Congress to act [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Trent</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-876279</link>
		<dc:creator>Trent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m ultimately amused at the picture used...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#39;m ultimately amused at the picture used&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Mark</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-876277</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ballmer contradict himself? Say it ain&#039;t so!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ballmer contradict himself? Say it ain&#39;t so!</p>
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		<title>By: How start-ups can navigate through the falling dominoes of the economic crisis - Start-Up News &#124; Internet Startups</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-829903</link>
		<dc:creator>How start-ups can navigate through the falling dominoes of the economic crisis - Start-Up News &#124; Internet Startups</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] pre-announce lousy quarters, forcing stocks even lower. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said today that the downturn will likely affect his company&#8217;s sales. Consumer demand will dry up as workers lose their jobs or their homes. Big companies will pull [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] pre-announce lousy quarters, forcing stocks even lower. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said today that the downturn will likely affect his company&#8217;s sales. Consumer demand will dry up as workers lose their jobs or their homes. Big companies will pull [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Blogosphere, Get It Right: Microsoft is Not Immune to Financial Crisis. Ballmer Ridiculed Bush Bailout Plan &#171; TechPulse 360</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-829897</link>
		<dc:creator>Blogosphere, Get It Right: Microsoft is Not Immune to Financial Crisis. Ballmer Ridiculed Bush Bailout Plan &#171; TechPulse 360</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] to Financial Crisis. Ballmer Ridiculed Bush Bailout&#160;Plan  I read several stories today (here, here and here to name a few) reporting Microsoft&#8217;s CEO &#8220;concession&#8221;, &#8220;change of [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] to Financial Crisis. Ballmer Ridiculed Bush Bailout&nbsp;Plan  I read several stories today (here, here and here to name a few) reporting Microsoft&#8217;s CEO &#8220;concession&#8221;, &#8220;change of [...]</p>
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		<title>By: How start-ups can navigate through the falling dominoes of the economic crisis &#187; VentureBeat</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-829895</link>
		<dc:creator>How start-ups can navigate through the falling dominoes of the economic crisis &#187; VentureBeat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] pre-announce lousy quarters, forcing stocks even lower. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said today that the downturn will likely affect his company&#8217;s sales. Consumer demand will dry up as workers lose their jobs or their homes. Big companies will pull [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] pre-announce lousy quarters, forcing stocks even lower. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said today that the downturn will likely affect his company&#8217;s sales. Consumer demand will dry up as workers lose their jobs or their homes. Big companies will pull [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Home Biss</title>
		<link>http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/30/microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmers-optimism-may-be-fading/comment-page-1/#comment-829880</link>
		<dc:creator>Home Biss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;The news that gave Microsoft the shivers...&lt;/strong&gt;

Yes, such news certainly gave Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer the shivers but to be fair, Microsoft is not the only one. Other key tech companies such as Apple, Google and Yahoo also pissed their pants after seeing their stocks plunged further yesterday. L...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The news that gave Microsoft the shivers&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Yes, such news certainly gave Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer the shivers but to be fair, Microsoft is not the only one. Other key tech companies such as Apple, Google and Yahoo also pissed their pants after seeing their stocks plunged further yesterday. L&#8230;</p>
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