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Wish list for MS: Tax on Developers
This sort of thing is an attempt to tax developers. They want every developer to pay $x per year to an organization that keeps track of their "competence" (ability to pay) in order to work in the industry. In their wildest dreams, something like this would happen. Unlikely in the real world. This sort of pay-to-play scam has been neutralized by end-run things like open source. (If MS is behind it, this organization would be a front like the BSA or the SCO investors - I would love to know what their definition of a competent developer is re: GNU/Linux and open source!)
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Let's see, maybe we should start with companies that produce shoddy  DonnieBoy | 05/24/07
Well, that would be like  John Zern | 05/24/07
lets try that again  John Zern | 05/24/07
Microsoft should revoke certs from incompetent IT Pros  lamp299 | 05/25/07
Hey I agree! Let's take out the first company to reach 100 vulnerabilities  georgeou | 05/26/07
Apples and Oranges again  Suicida| | 05/27/07
Another thing, this sounds like a company, where many of the projects have  DonnieBoy | 05/24/07
Yeah., Sounds like they're  John Zern | 05/24/07
bad products  kckn4fun | 05/25/07
I'd love to kick them out  jfp | 05/24/07
degrees?  BobF_z | 05/25/07
to degree or not to degree---?  kckn4fun | 05/25/07
Value of a Degree?  Marty R. Milette | 05/25/07
Self policing is never effective  kmatzen@... | 05/24/07
UK Microsoft: Label incompetent IT pros  Loverock Davidson | 05/24/07
How about suing companies for malpractice?  kraterz | 05/24/07
There are already laws...  rapson | 05/25/07
Yeah, socialism  Omch'Ar | 05/24/07
Name one that does work  ibabadur1 | 05/25/07
You're almost there  Omch'Ar | 05/25/07
So does capitalism.  HypnoToad72 | 05/26/07
Are they crazy?  BobF_z | 05/25/07
I agree with the idea, but...  roberto_maietta@... | 05/25/07
Where do we lay the blame?  ebudae@... | 05/25/07
Also  BobF_z | 05/25/07
All too true on both posts  John Zern | 05/25/07
A Microsoft-proposed IT professional organisation...  Henry Miller | 05/25/07
Maybe...  rapson | 05/25/07
You have a point.  Henry Miller | 05/25/07
Wish list for MS: Tax on Developers  scott1329 | 05/25/07
When will we audit management  Silent Observer | 05/25/07
I'd love to kick you out  Boot_Agnostic | 05/25/07
You cant compare this to malpractice  Been_Done_Before | 05/25/07
Interesting idea  zkiwi | 05/25/07
Actually, MS does hold their developers responsible with SDL  georgeou | 05/26/07
I'm not sure what you call an exploit  zkiwi | 05/26/07
Problem is that most of these MASSIVE failures come from outsourcing firms  georgeou | 05/26/07
*DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* We have a winner!!  HypnoToad72 | 05/26/07
Who in their right mind employs  mrjonno | 05/29/07

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