Respondents to a Network World Fusion poll poke fun at the network industry, its fearless leaders and the technology behind it all.
Who’s got the best power ‘do? A) Steve Ballmer – 54%B) Sam Palmisano – 23% C) Mark Andreessen – 23% | |
| Who do you consider networking’s equivalent to the Terminator? A) Carly Fiorina – 67% B) Joe Tucci – 21% C) Michael Capellas – 12% Reader comments:– There’s no stopping her. – One hard lady. – Carly terminated Capellas, didn’t she? | |
B) Linux – 34% C) Windows – 30% | |
B) Railroads – 35% C) Park Place – 21% | |
B) Joe Nacchio – 25% C) Frank Dunn – 20% | |
B) Ed Whitacre – 14% C) David Dorman – 9% | |
If Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen were in a rock band, what would they call themselves? A) The Dominions – 51% B) Billionaires Rule – 31% C) Windows – 18% | |
| You’re stranded on a desert island, which tech-industry icon would you want with you? A) Linus Torvalds – 47% B) Bob Metcalfe – 33% C) Tim Berners-Lee – 20% Reader comments:– He’s most likely to know how to build a coconut radio. – The guy is the MacGyver of the tech industry. | |
You’re on “Survivor” with Scott McNealy, Larry Ellison and Darl McBride. Who do you vote off first? A) Larry Ellison – 59% B) Darl McBride – 26%C) Scott McNealy – 15% | |
The next tech stock mania will be spurred on by? A) Wireless – 50% B) Advanced Web services – 32% C) TiVo – 18% | |
| Tech-industry power broker you’d most like to see marry your sister, if available? A) Andy Grove – 57% B) Mike Volpi – 31% C) Vinod Khosla – 12% Reader comments:– Eeeeeewwwwww. – I don’t have a sister, and I wouldn’t wish any of them on my brothers. | |
| What punishment would best fit the crime of writing a computer virus that has the power to bring down corporate networks? A) Employed by Microsoft as patch management engineer for all Windows systems – 73% B) Life in prison – 16% C) $1 million penalty for X number of computers affected – 11% Reader comments: Wonderfully evil justice! | |
| All-time most powerful marketing campaign from a network company? A) Verizon’s “Can you hear me now?” – 56% B) AT&T’s “Reach out and touch someone” – 33% C) Sun’s “The network is the computer” – 6% D) Microsoft’s “Where do you want to go today?” – 5% | |
Have you ever been the one to launch a virus on your work or home computers? A) No – 76% B) Yes – 16% |
