I was working at Microsoft shortly after 9&#x2F;11 and one of their main goals was hoovering up talent let go by other companies. Ballmer (or maybe it was the head of HR can&#x27;t remember her name) mentioned the strategy in a company-wide email.<p>The largesse worried existing softies so much that someone created the &quot;Mini MSFT&quot; movement, culminating in the blog: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;minimsft.blogspot.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;minimsft.blogspot.com&#x2F;</a>