{"id":13534,"date":"2012-11-26T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T07:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=13534"},"modified":"2012-11-24T15:54:32","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T22:54:32","slug":"newsletter-issue-678-the-return-of-snow-leopard-conspiracy-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2012\/11\/newsletter-issue-678-the-return-of-snow-leopard-conspiracy-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #678: The Return of Snow Leopard Conspiracy Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conspiracy theories are often entertaining. The conventional explanation about an episode, usually a tragedy, is really a cover-up. There are actually other reasons why things happen that don&#8217;t necessary depend on a lone gunman, or some haphazard event over which we have no control.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly in our unique corner of the world, we wonder why Microsoft and Windows chief Steve Sinofsky parted company. Maybe he really just wanted to get out of the rat race, after 23 years at the company, and enjoy his life. Sure, being a high pressure executive can take its toll on a person, and perhaps his family life suffered as a result. Since he is also a very rich man, perhaps it all made sense.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the optimistic way to look at the situation, but maybe Microsoft simply got tired of dealing with an abrasive personality, and used the completion of a key assignment, the release of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet, as an excuse to send Sinofsky packing. It&#8217;s not as if he needs to worry about getting an unemployment check.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2012\/11\/newsletter-issue-678\/#check\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conspiracy theories are often entertaining. 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