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


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


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&...


Voodoo was a brand, 3DFX was the company.


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.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.

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Anyway, I guess Linus was right, MS hatred is a disease, and one such manifestation is the people who wrote that Wiki article.


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




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