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Ballmer Turns To Geeks For Salvation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-luck-with-that dept.

jfruhlinger writes "One of the critiques of Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO is that, as someone who came up through sales, he doesn't really get what running an innovative tech company is about. With the company board starting to question his performance — he didn't get his bonus last year because of the Kin debacle, for instance — it appears that Ballmer is planning to install engineers in high places to turn the company around."

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  1. It sounds like... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Hello! This is the captain of the Titanic.. do we have any iceberg engineers on-board?"

    1. Re:It sounds like... by click2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Shouldn't that be deckchair engineers?

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  2. Tech Company... by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 4, Funny

    taking cues from tech savvy people. What a curious concept.

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  3. What is happening to america? by box4831 · · Score: 5, Funny

    he didn't get his bonus last year because of the Kin debacle

    A CEO performed badly and *didn't* get a bonus? What kinda crazy topsy-turvy world do we live in now?

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  4. Re:Please get Rid of the Stupid Borg Icon by fred+fleenblat · · Score: 5, Funny

    One hopes for an animated GIF of a fat, sweaty, bald, dancing, chair-throwing monkey.

  5. Re:Titanic Sunk Due to Weak Rivets and Bolts not b by tophermeyer · · Score: 1, Funny

    Loose women with tightly fitting hoop skirts made God angry.