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Ballmer Leaves Microsoft Board

Posted by Soulskill on from the retirement!-retirement!-retirement! dept.

jones_supa writes: After leaving his position as CEO of Microsoft a year ago, Steve Ballmer has still held a position as a member of the board of directors for the company. Now, he is leaving the board, explaining why in a letter to fresh Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. "I have become very busy," Ballmer explains. "I see a combination of Clippers, civic contribution, teaching and study taking up a lot of time." Despite his departure, the former-CEO is still invested in the company's success, and he spent most of the letter encouraging Nadella and giving advice. Nadella shot back a supportive, equally optimistic response, promising that Microsoft will thrive in "the mobile-first, cloud-first world."

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  1. "mobile-first, cloud-first . . ." by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Funny

    . . . customer last.

    Burma Shave.

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    1. Re:"mobile-first, cloud-first . . ." by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 5, Funny

      But +1 for Ballmer leaving.

      -1 for Ballmer leaving. What is good for Microsoft, is bad for humanity. I would like to see him stay.

  2. "the mobile-first, cloud-first world." by wisnoskij · · Score: 3, Funny

    .... Ya, if I was Ballmer I would be distancing myself and selling stock as fast as I could.

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  3. ah, come on... by swschrad · · Score: 4, Funny

    it's basketball. REBOUND, REBOUND, REBOUND!! (tosses chair. another chair. water jug. wig. money. case full of Surface II tablets, one at a time. tosses T-shirt cannon ....)

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  4. Re:Microsoft is a spent force by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then there's Bing, who's only claim to fame is being the world's greatest search engine. For. Porn.

    Wait... it is? Seriously? I've got a friend who actually cares about this. I'll "let him know".