Steve Ballmer egged in Budapest

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By Liza Javier
May 19, 2008 2:24 PM
While speaking at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer was interrupted by a protester who started throwing eggs at him, blogs Todd Bishop's Microsoft blog. Wearing a shirt that read "Microsoft=Corruption," the protester threw three eggs at Ballmer and demanded that Microsoft give back money "stolen" from the Hungarian people. Ballmer ducked for cover behind a desk, then recovered and resumed his presentation after the protester was escorted from the room. "It was a friendly disruption," he said, pacing around and grinning. "That broke my train of thought." Here's the clip...

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