APC magz Sept 2004
Top Five ways Microsoft CIO Ron Markezich can shave US $100million off internal tech costs at Redmond:
1. Tone down developer events. '80s dance tracks not royalty free.
2. Buy bulk consignment of chino slacks/polo shirts
3. Uninstall MS Office and go to
www.openoffice.org
4. Fire the entire Internet Explorer programming team and licence Firefox.
5. Fix those security bugs. Hang on, already tried that.