Reading Darren Strange, Microsoft UK's head of Office products, blog Office Rocker, it occassionally gives you little insights into the inner workings of the US giant.

Today I read that people of his ilk at Microsoft have a two hour conference calls every day! From the outside, you have to ask if that's really necessary, and without saying as much, you wonder whether the same view is held inside Microsoft as well.

He says of these meetings: 'The best solution I've found is don't attend any of them, just listen to the recordings on triple speed.'

Does Bill know this?