Fortune’s Post

“Not many businessmen would even consider toying with Bill Gates, much less bragging about it.” That was the observation of Fortune writer Edward Desmond about the cable executive and corporate legend John Malone in a 1998 cover story. Malone’s cable company Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) was locked in a contentious negotiation at the time with Microsoft over whether the tech giant’s operating systems would power TCI’s cable boxes. Malone was dead-set on not allowing Microsoft to have the near monopoly on cable operating systems it did in the PC market, though he was open to (and later did make) a limited deal with Microsoft. Still, he seemed to relish making Gates sweat—leaving him “pretty agitated,” as Malone told Desmond with “a lean, wolfish grin.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBwshRFg

PwC staffers have enjoyed the “Friday feeling” a bit more than their peers at the other Big 4 firms in the last few years, but that may be about to change. The accountancy group is beginning to rein in perks from free time to meaty salary increases to make life a bit more uncomfortable for its employees as it struggles with a difficult market and an overstuffed workforce. The first target is its popular “summer Fridays” scheme allowing them to take a half day every week during the warmer months. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eaZh-FK9