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Elop Favored By Gamblers As Microsoft's Next Chief Executive

Posted by samzenpus on from the smart-money dept.

PolygamousRanchKid writes "A gambling website's favorite as Microsoft Corp.'s next chief executive officer is Stephen Elop, the Nokia CEO who has presided over a 62 percent decline in market value. Elop, a former Microsoft executive, has 5-to-1 odds to be hired as Steve Ballmer's replacement, according to Ladbrokes, the U.K.-based gambling operator. He leads a pool including internal candidates Kevin Turner and Julie Larson-Green and outsiders like Apple CEO Tim Cook — a 100-to-1 dark horse."

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  1. Tim Cook? by the_B0fh · · Score: -1, Troll

    Because he would love to give up on a company he helped run for many many years and is now the boss of the most valuable company in the world, running the way he wants it to run, to go run a dysfunctional company...?

    1. Re:Tim Cook? by gbjbaanb · · Score: -1, Troll

      Stock price doesn't mean diddley squat....

      And this visionary thing is overrated...

      sigh, another Microsoft apologist posting to slashdot ... :-)