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Title: The beatings will continue until morale improves
Post by: Matt on August 13, 2013, 09:30:24 pm

Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, fired an employee while on a conference call with over 1000 other employees.

Here's the story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/business/media/aols-armstrong-apologizes-to-staff-for-firing-of-employee.html

And the audio:
https://soundcloud.com/jim-romenesko/aol-ceo-tim-armstrong-8-9-2013

AOL owns Winamp, one of JRiver's competitors.  Tim Armstrong's 2012 compensation was $12.1M.

Title: Re: The beatings will continue until morale improves
Post by: kensn on August 13, 2013, 09:34:01 pm

12.m.. that's a lot of chicken feed...

***Sends Matt a big stick***

Title: Re: The beatings will continue until morale improves
Post by: KingSparta on August 13, 2013, 09:46:35 pm

I heard this on the radio a few days ago, I guess Abel Lenz will not do that again.

Winamp is no competitor, never liked Winamp or AOL.

Title: Re: The beatings will continue until morale improves
Post by: DarkPenguin on August 13, 2013, 11:08:41 pm

I didn't even know AOL was still in business.