UK Lab Responsible for VNC To Close

NexUK writes "Guardian Online has an article about the imminent closure of the UK based AT&T lab , the place that brought us VNC, the popular desktop remote control system. The article talks about a nice "Toys" budget where the employees could buy gadgets without prior authorization." AT&T Strikes again, I'm surprised they haven't bought PARC and closed it down too.

Irony?

[swordboy]

When management shuts them down, will they do it in person or will they just pull up a remote terminal and shut them off that way?

What?

[Anonymous Coward]

>> AT&T Strikes again, I'm surprised they haven't bought PARC and closed it down too.

Or at least buy Microsoft Research Labs and close it down.

Yes, how dare they!

[UVABlows]

AT&T Strikes again, I'm surprised they haven't bought PARC and closed it down too.

Brilliant witticism! What jerks the guys at AT&T are for closing down something it wouldn't have been profitable to maintain. If only one of the slashdot editors had been there, maybe they could have helped save it. Let's have a gander, shall we:

AT&T Exec: Hmmm, looks like the lawyers drilled us, we can't afford to keep open that lab, we'll have to shut it down.
AT&T Employee/Slashdot Editor: No way MAN!! That place is COOL. You can't just like, shut it down, man.
AT&T Exec: You're fired.

6 months go by and the SE has not found another job....

Slashdot Editor's wife at work:
Wife: Hey MyBoss, looking good today, with a job and all.
Boss: Motel 6 at the corner of Cherry and Shamrock, room 35, 7pm.
Wife: You betcha!

SE's kid:
Kid: Mommy, how come you have a lot of meetings at the hotel with your boss?
Mom/Wife: Because your father is a limp-dicked loser and mommy needs some real play.
Kid: Daddy's a loser! Yay!

Later:
SE/Dad: Hey kid, wanna do something fun with me?
Kid: No way, you're a limpdick! I like mommy's new friend more, he gives REAL play mommy said. We're leaving tomorrow. No one likes you, not even your stuffed penguin.

Well folks, there you have it. Put on some shoes, clean the ejaculatory emissions off the keyboard and get a real job in the real world.

Ungrateful Users

[MarkedMan]

One reason that companies are reluctant to provide ongoing public services is that when they discontinue them, instead of getting kudos for all they contributed, they get negative reaction for pulling support.