These days, I had lunch with a new Microsoftie who avidly followed JobsBlog during his application and interview days. (And still reads now that he's an employee ... I hope.) Anyway, he told me that, before he moved out to Seattle, his friends encouraged him to watch the ultra cheesy yet very enjoyable Antitrust ... just so he'd know what he was getting himself into. Ha! His mention of Antitrust reminded me that I've meant to write a blog entry on said movie. So here goes ... What can I say about this piece of timeless art? It's the ultimate guilty pleasure for Microsofties. When do you have the chance to see a great actor like Tim Robbins alongside beautiful (and less great) actors like Ryan Phillippe, Claire Forlani, and Racheal Leigh Cook ... all mimicking (poorly, I might add) your very lifestyle? Pair a viewing with a few fellow co-workers, several cheap beers, and a good drinking game, and I guarantee any Microsoftie can have a truly excellent Friday night. So what’s the movie about? Basically, you’ve got Milo, the stereotypical brilliant Stanford CS kid. He plans to launch a start-up after college with his best buddy, Teddy. That is, until he’s watching a webcast with the Microsoft … um, I mean … "NURV" head honcho Gary Winston (who looks suspiciously similar to a certain Microsoft chief geek), and then … guess what? The phone rings, and it’s none other than Gary Winston himself, inviting Milo up to Seattle… um,
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