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Ballmer To Retire
Today Microsoft announced that CEO Steve Ballmer will be retiring within the next 12 months. He said, "There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time. ... My original thoughts on timing would have had my retirement happen in the middle of our company’s transformation to a devices and services company. We need a CEO who will be here longer term for this new direction." Ballmer, 57, has been Microsoft's CEO since taking over the role from Bill Gates in January, 2000. The company's board of directors has formed a committee to find a replacement for Ballmer, and he will continue his duties until a new CEO is found. Questions about Ballmer's fitness to remain CEO have been circulating for the past several years, particularly after the company struggled to get a foothold in the mobile market. It will be interesting to see how this affects Microsoft's stock price. Upon retirement, Ballmer will be able to cash out hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Microsoft stock.
He can't even retire properly, should have done so years ago.
Chairs just won't fly around the same without him
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...in response, Microsoft's stock jumps up 10%
I'm so happy I could throw a chair!
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"Microsoft says CEO Steve Ballmer will retire within 12 months. No successor named. Stock surges."
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I love how he can state something as truth at the beginning of a sentence and then make a fool of himself by the end of it.
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I mean, his successor is the one that will get one, whoever he is just for not being Ballmer.
He needs 12 months because his retirement is behind schedule. And of course, just days after his retirement, he will have to download all the new retirement patches and Retirement Service Pack 2.0.
No. He has 12 months left on his Windows Phone contract. Days after retirement he will get an iPhone 5S.
Days after retirement he will get an iPhone 5S
I pity the fool.
I've had a iPhone 5 (company phone) for a few weeks now. Not at all impressed. I eagerly await my Windows 8x Nokia 928 today (personal phone).
I object to power without constructive purpose. --Spock
Even half a Jobs would turn Microsoft around from the stagnating business it has become.
In this economy, good luck finding even a part-time-Jobs.
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I'd be willing to quit his job for half that.
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Dude, the zune was awesome and I'd say the same thing about my surfce rt.
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Wow woke up on the wrong side of bed today eh? Do you usually dig four threads deep to poke at people? Is it a hobby of yours? Yeah, the URL shorten was a mistake, realized it right after I hit the submit that I had copy/pasted the wrong snip. Shall I break out the Cat o' nines for you?
If I were meeting you in real life, I'd most likely not even bother. You seem to be a dick over the smallest things. You must be an engineer!
Who knows? He might even get ousted after a huge sex scandal that shades what you listed. Think about it.
Why would you bring something like that up? Now I pictured him humping a secretary grunting "Developper Developper Developper!" and my brain bluescreened.
Mind the frickin' laser...