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Ballmer: Microsoft hiring thousands in China for Windows Phone and cloud services

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:57 +0100

Speaking at a press conference in Shanghai, Steve Ballmer confirmed that the company is hiring "several thousand" new workers in China, to support its Windows Phone and Windows Azure efforts. Read more...

Relocation deal for NBA team involving Microsoft CEO effectively crushed

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100

A deal involving Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to bring the Sacramento Kings to Seattle was effectively killed by NBA owners in a vote Wednesday that wouldn't allow the team to relocate. Read more...

Steve Ballmer to speak today at Microsoft's private CEO Summit

John Callaham — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:52:15 +0100

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is scheduled to speak today at the company's annual CEO Summit, where over 130 business leaders gather to discuss various topics but without press coverage. Read more...

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer join FWD.us immigration reform group

John Callaham — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:54:30 +0100

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer have reportedly joined as supporters of FWD.us, a new political action group formed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to push for immigration reform. Read more...

ValueAct CEO says firm won't interfere with Microsoft strategy following investment

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:47:07 +0100

The chief executive of ValueAct Capital has said the investment firm won't do any public campaigning to impact Microsoft's strategy after taking a $2 billion stake in the tech giant today. Read more...

ValueAct takes $2 billion stake in Microsoft; is it targeting Steve Ballmer?

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:52:58 +0100

ValueAct Capital is reportedly planning to announce a $2 billion stake in Microsoft, and speculation has centered on a possible move by the hedge fund to remove Steve Ballmer as CEO. Read more...

Steve Ballmer fails to break into 50 Highest-Rated CEOs list

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:19:54 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has failed to make it into the 50 Highest-Rated CEOs for 2013. While a number of his tech CEO friends received high approval ratings, Ballmer's is only 47% Read more...

Steve Ballmer talks Surface, Windows 8 and the future of Microsoft

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:05:46 +0000

In an interview given to MIT's Technology Review, Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer talks about his company and their plans with the Surface Pro Tablet and the vision with Windows 8. Read more...

Bill Gates admits Microsoft made "a mistake" in the smartphone business

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:09:18 +0000

In a new interview, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates admits that the company didn't get a leadership role in the smartphone industry, conceding that it was "clearly a mistake." Read more...

Ballmer calls Dropbox a "little startup"; won't comment on Office for iPad

John Callaham — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:56:54 +0000

In a new interview, Microsoft CEO calls the cloud-based file service Dropbox a "fine little startup" but also won't comment on any plans Microsoft might have to bring Office to the iPad. Read more...

Ballmer: New Office 365 coming for small/medium businesses on Feb 27

John Callaham — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:14:47 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wrote a post on the company's blog today hyping the launch of Office 365 Home Premium, while also saying small and medium businesses can get the new Office 365 on Feb 27. Read more...

Microsoft responds to politician's threats about Ballmer involvement in NBA team move

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:02:27 +0000

Microsoft has responded to a California state senator's letter that made thinly veiled threats against the company by saying it isn't involved in the potential move of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle. Read more...

Microsoft: No info on sales of the Surface RT

John Callaham — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:45:16 +0000

During its quarterly conference call with analysts today, Microsoft CFO Peter Klein did not provide any official information on sales of its Windows RT version of the company's Surface tablet. Read more...

Politician makes thinly veiled threat at Microsoft for Ballmer involvement in NBA relocation

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:26:39 +0000

A California state senator has written a letter chastising Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for his involvement in the Sacramento Kings relocation to Seattle, saying Ballmer shouldn't be part of the move. Read more...

Former Microsoft executive latest to slam Steve Ballmer in tell-all book

John Callaham — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:13:42 +0000

A former Microsoft executive has written a tell-all book about his experiences at the company and is highly critical of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, claiming he forces out anyone who challenges him. Read more...

Microsoft employee approval rating of Ballmer, company increase

Anthony Tosie — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:47:21 +0000

Microsoft employees have more favorable opinions of both Steve Ballmer and the company they work for, according to new data. Both Ballmer and Microsoft's ratings from employees increased in 2012. Read more...

Steve Ballmer may help bring Sacramento Kings NBA team to Seattle

John Callaham — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:31:29 +0000

A new report claims that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may be part of a group of investors that will pay $500 million to bring the Sacramento Kings NBA team to Seattle. Read more...

Windows Phone sales up 5X during Christmas week 2012 compared to 2011

John Callaham — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:37:05 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made a surprise appearance at CES 2013 on Monday, saying, among other things, that Windows Phone devices sold five times their 2011 numbers for Christmas 2012. Read more...

Steve Ballmer is CNBC's second-worst CEO of 2012, we have some alternatives

John Callaham — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:14:41 +0000

CNBC thinks that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was the second worst CEO in 2012. However, we think that not only is CNBC way off base but also offer a bunch of alternatives for that slot. Read more...

Gates and Ballmer make Forbes' Most Powerful People list

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:34:58 +0000

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer are among the 71 people that Forbes has picked to be a part of its "Most Powerful People" in the world list for 2012. Read more...