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To: Captain Jack who wrote (76829)1/26/2000 11:21:00 PM
From: rudedog  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 97611
 
Jack -
re: It actually takes 3 months for the PR dept to write something and MC be able to say it.

I don't think that's how this guy operates. A few months back, Capellas addressed a group of senior MSFT managers including Gates and Ballmer and about 50 other VPs - a friend of mine was there. Capellas had a prepared presentation but as the people were setting it up he said "you guys don't want all that foilware, I'm just gonna talk" and proceeded to speak off the cuff for about 30 minutes, no notes... then took questions for another 30 minutes. The guy I spoke with said that this was the most impressive CEO he had seen present, and those guys see them all...