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To: RTev who wrote (17829)	3/12/1999 2:07:00 PM
From: Andy Thomas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

>> It may be just a coincidence, but it still strikes me as strange that Silverberg and Pete Higgins both took leaves at about the same time Ballmer took the "President" title as his alone.<< That period of time also coincided with the influx of the "starry-eyed minions" into the company. FWIW Andy

To: RTev who wrote (17829)	3/12/1999 5:00:00 PM
From: Alan Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

[I just looked at some of the older proxy statements to verify that Silverberg was part of BOP and I'm not sure he was] He wasn't. Maritz is the only one from the product teams that was ever part of BOOP. Silverberg and Higgins were under Maritz. [At any rate, Ballmer's official ascension changes things considerably.] I disagree. Ballmer is more than just a sales guy. Before Maples he was the head of the product groups, and before that head of finance. He's always been powerful and from everything I've heard has few enemies within the company.