Ballmer

Computing

Ballmer Talks Up Windows PCs, Windows Phone Struggles

6:10PM July 12, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Ballmer knows the fastest way to get people talking about Microsoft is if he slags off the competition, which is exactly what he did yesterday. Boasting, he compared 350m sold PCs in the last year with their rival selling just 20m. More »


Gaming

Ballmer On Xbox: We May Have More Form Factors, Price Points And Options In The Future

2:55PM March 6, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

While he was talking about cloud computing yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made a casual remark about the future of the Xbox. Apparently there might be new form factors, options, and price points coming: More »


Computing

PC Makers May Have Too Much Stock, Deals On The Way?

3:30AM October 18, 2009 | Chris Jacob

Sounds like PC makers might have missed Ballmer’s call for tempered Windows 7 expectations. There’s a chance that they’re sitting on a glut of inventory now, is there any hope that excess stock will translate to even better holiday deals? More »


Microsoft’s Last Financial Quarter Could’ve Used A Service Pack

6:59AM July 24, 2009 | John Herrman

Results for last quarter are in, and with revenues reported well below already cautious estimates, it was a nasty few months for Microsoft. It’s almost as if they’re sitting on new generations of products in every single space they inhabit. More »


Software

Ballmer Thinks Microsoft’s Biggest Mistake Is Search

10:20AM June 20, 2009 | Jason Chen

Asked if he could have just one do-over, Ballmer replied, “I would probably say I would start sooner on search.” More »


Gaming

Ballmer Confirms Natal Xbox 360 Bundle In 2010

6:59AM June 19, 2009 | Sean Fallon

At the Executive’s Club of Chicago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer let fly in a speech that a “new Xbox 360″ would be hitting store shelves in 2010. More »


Software

Steve Ballmer Quote-O-Rama

1:59AM May 29, 2009 | Brian Lam

Steve Ballmer is at D. He’s rather clear today, not so ranty. Here are his best quotes from the talk.

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Online

Confirmed: Microsoft’s New Search Engine Is Called ‘Bing’, Opens June 3rd

1:36AM May 29, 2009 | John Herrman

Steve Ballmer just confirmed rumours that Microsoft’s new search engine, previously called Kumo, has been christened with the wonderfully onomatopoeic, possibly stupid name, “Bing”. UPDATE: And it’s coming next week.

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Microsoft’s Ballmer on His Brain

10:50AM May 21, 2009 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer("/ballmerracing_gizmodo.flv", 506, 285,""); Steve Ballmer talks about how fast his brain works and how he needs to do a better job of showing that he’s hearing you.

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Microsoft’s Ballmer On Being Bubbly

9:32AM May 21, 2009 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer("/ballmerbubbly_gizmodo.flv", 506, 423,""); Here, Ballmer talks about being bubbly, his energy and what type of personality it takes to lead a large organisation.

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