Comments on: Vamos to Redmond: sign of a revolution http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2006/12/07/vamos-to-redmond-sign-of-a-revolution/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gareth Powell http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2006/12/07/vamos-to-redmond-sign-of-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-1845 Gareth Powell Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:44:51 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2006/12/07/vamos-to-redmond-sign-of-a-revolution/#comment-1845 Cameron He inherited a toughish situation where contracts already existed with, for example, ninemsn. Given that he did it remarkably well. But as the management before him found, Australia is as important in Redmond as, say, Aberystwyth. It is difficult to get across the totally encased culture that exists there. I have been there several times and I have interview Bill Gates a fair amount but every time I was in Redmond and said I was from Australia I was treated as if I was an interesting specimen, to be sure, but not connected with the real world. Steve Vamos has some seriously solid ideas on what changes could and should be made. He had Buckley's of doing it while he was in Australia. He may well be able to manage something in schloss Redmond. I hope. Gareth Cameron
He inherited a toughish situation where contracts already existed with, for example, ninemsn. Given that he did it remarkably well. But as the management before him found, Australia is as important in Redmond as, say, Aberystwyth. It is difficult to get across the totally encased culture that exists there.
I have been there several times and I have interview Bill Gates a fair amount but every time I was in Redmond and said I was from Australia I was treated as if I was an interesting specimen, to be sure, but not connected with the real world. Steve Vamos has some seriously solid ideas on what changes could and should be made. He had Buckley’s of doing it while he was in Australia. He may well be able to manage something in schloss Redmond. I hope.
Gareth

]]> By: Cameron Reilly http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2006/12/07/vamos-to-redmond-sign-of-a-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 Cameron Reilly Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:16:52 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2006/12/07/vamos-to-redmond-sign-of-a-revolution/#comment-1844 Gareth, what innovation has Steve managed to drive in Microsoft Australia during his three year tenure? I don't see any. And if he couldn't get it done here, what makes you think he's going to be able to get it done inside Corp? cheers Cameron Reilly CEO, The Podcast Network Whooiz Cameron Reilly? http://www.whooiz.com/ProfileDetails.aspx?Id=5 Gareth, what innovation has Steve managed to drive in Microsoft Australia during his three year tenure? I don’t see any. And if he couldn’t get it done here, what makes you think he’s going to be able to get it done inside Corp?

cheers
Cameron Reilly
CEO, The Podcast Network
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