AOL hires Microsoft manager

By Elinor Mills
Staff Writer, CNET News

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Time Warner's AOL has hired a Microsoft manager as chief technical evangelist for AOL's wireless group, AOL said on Tuesday. Michael Wehrs was director of business and industry development at Microsoft, and was responsible for driving industry adoption of the company's products, including its next-generation Windows Vista operating system. At AOL he will serve as technical visionary, industry spokesman and standards and public representative for the company's wireless platform and embedded products.

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Who's going to sell Vista now?

by Maccess July 25, 2006 9:08 PM PDT

This was the guy tasked with driving the industry adoption of Vista. Who's going to do it now?

Wait, there isn't a Vista to sell. I guess it's OK then.

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Sure there is a Vista
by Andrew J Glina July 26, 2006 8:51 PM PDT: I am using it right now. It was free too, unlike the Mac OS X Beta.; Like this

Hahahahaha
by HansinYabutay July 26, 2006 2:05 AM PDT: Bahahahaha . . . hahaha ... tee hee hee

AOL!

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Hahahahaha

by HansinYabutay July 26, 2006 2:07 AM PDT

Bahahahaha . . . hahaha ... tee hee hee

AOL!

hahahahahaha

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What's funny
by Drinkkman July 26, 2006 12:07 PM PDT: What's funny is the guy making fun of AOL does a double post.

What a noob; Like this

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