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		rdouble on Feb 22, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What happens after Yahoo acquires you I briefly worked at Winamp shortly after they were acquired by AOL. They did this, but took it to another level and kind of tortured the incumbent manager assigned to supervise them. It was the only time in my career I have ever seen a grown man cry at work.

petervandijck on Feb 22, 2011 [–]

I don't think you have to be cruel about it, that's too bad.

awakeasleep on Feb 22, 2011 | [–]

Not pretending to know what happened there, but keep in mind people will make themselves cry and scream at completely inanimate objects.

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