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Steve Ballmer: One Giant Misunderstanding Of A Man

1:30PM January 13, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Microsoft’s in the middle of an attempted renaissance, and leading the way is ol’ sweatstains himself, Steve Ballmer. Ashlee Vance at Businessweek has a nice, sprawling feature that’s as much about the tongue-wagging chrome dome as it is about the company he leads. More »


News

Has Steve Ballmer Lost The Support Of Microsoft Employees?

3:05PM September 27, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

An unhappy side of Microsoft’s corporate environment was potentially exposed in the comments of a blog post written by an unnamed employee. The post details the company’s annual meeting and while the content is tame, some of the feedback is scathing. More »


Software

This Is What Office In The Cloud Looks Like

3:20AM June 29, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Microsoft just showed off their vision of what Office 365 in the cloud will look like. As you can see, it looks a lot like Google Apps! That’s not a bad thing. More »


Mobile

Ballmer Promises Over 500 New WP7 Features In Mango Update

1:58AM May 24, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Windows Phone 7 is not what we hoped it would be – yet. But the more we hear about its first major update, the better. And according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Mango’s going to be all kinds of juicy. More »


News

Hey, Why Is Obama Meeting With Jobs, Zuckerberg And Schmidt?

11:20AM February 18, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Wouldn’t you give your eyeteeth (or even an eye) for the chance to eavesdrop on President Obama’s meeting tonight with Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt? But surely there’s one important tech personality not invited… Steve Ballmer? More »


Computing

Watch Microsoft’s CES Keynote Live: All Their New Stuff This Year

1:48PM January 6, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

Wanna know what Microsoft’s announcing for the next year? Watch Steve Ballmer huff and puff and blow some stuff down, talking about the next version of Windows, new Kinect stuff and maybe some surprises. It’s right here: [Microsoft]


Software

Apple (Dictionary) Thinks Ballmer Is Baloney

1:00PM November 12, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

If you are using an iOS device, open any text window and write Ballmer. Unless you have someone named Ballmer in your address book, you are just going to get this from the autocorrection engine: Baloney. More »


Software

Steve Ballmer: Microsoft’s Riskiest Product Bet Is Next Windows

2:16PM October 23, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

We’ve seen some leaked documents showing off potential Windows 8 features, and we expect to see the operating system in 2012, but now we know that it is going to be Microsoft’s “riskiest product bet”. More »


Mobile

Windows Phone 7 Launches Today

12:00AM October 12, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Today’s the big coming-out party for Windows Phone 7, with a gigantic Microsoft event starring Steve Ballmer. We’re here live, and you can watch it live too. Update: It’s official, Windows Phone 7 launches on November 8. More »


Steve Ballmer’s Bonus Was Halved Because Of Kin Phone Screw-Ups

6:10PM October 1, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Two years on from taking over Old Billy Gates’s role, and Steve Ballmer’s not doing too badly. WP7 has got people excited, and Windows 7 is actually being used. Yet, he got half the usual bonus last year. More »