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Microsoft's Raikes leaves

Jeff Raikes, head of Microsoft's Office software business is stepping down after 26 years with the company. The long-standing executive behind Microsoft Business Division plans to call it quits in September. His role will be filled by Juniper Networks chief operating officer Stephen Elop, who resigned from his post at the …

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Very punny

That headline has been stuck away in a cupboard for years, just waiting, hasn't it?

Coat

I've got to hand it to you...

That team of an infinite number of monkeys working at an infinite number of typewriters in the room marked 'headline generation' (it's a big room, obviously) do come up with some corkers!

As per Reg Club rules, I shall now attempt to locate my coat.

Coat

Are we about to witness...

a Raike's Progress?

Thanks, they're over there.

Bet Billg wanted to drag a Raike over hot coals

I'll be here all night.

Sheesh!

Don't force me to laugh this early in the morning!

will they hold a raike's wake for his departure?

..or should we put a braike on all this punnery for goodness saike

Coat

and no doubt

when he gets his retirement pay off, he'll be Raikeing it in.

Coat, door, I'm gone

Joke

However

...you'd have loved to say he was placed on garden leave.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_leave)

Coat

After he leaves....

Will he taike a braike?

The one with the garden tools catalogue, merci!

Anonymous Coward
Coat

COMOV

If Microsoft has no gates, how's Raikes going to get out?

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