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Keep the tomatoes at home: Ballmer not coming to WWDC

by Mike Schramm (May 27th, 2010)

Just as quickly as the rumors started, they're over: the official Microsoft Twitter account confirms that no, even though it would be hilarious, CEO Steve Ballmer will not be appearing at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. It's too bad -- having Ballmer around would have definitely been ...

Ballmer reveals some 'slate' PCs, but does not thrill

by Mel Martin (Jan 7th, 2010)

There was quite a bit of anticipation that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would upstage Apple with an exciting new tablet design at his CES keynote last night, but it pretty much turned out to be a dud. After more than an hour of bobbing and weaving through several topics, and quickly skipping over ...

Court orders Microsoft to stop selling Office 2007 by January 11th

by Joachim Bean (Dec 22nd, 2009)

Update: A statement from Microsoft's director of public affairs, Kevin Kutz, clarifies the affected versions. Note that Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was not cited as an infringing product, so this ruling is not applicable to Mac versions of Office. We have just learned that the Court of Appeals ...

Continuity: Executive succession plans in history

by Robert Palmer (Jan 15th, 2009)

We all know that Steve Jobs will eventually leave Apple, and Apple's executive team has a responsibility to draft a succession plan to help minimize the turmoil when that day comes. To figure out what Apple might do, we can look to the past for other examples. Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 ...

Ballmer hearts iPhone, at least a little bit

by Aron Trimble (Jan 13th, 2009)

Our friend & former colleague David Chartier has a piece up over at Ars Technica with the sordid details of one Steve Ballmer's new-found love affair (well, more of a like affair) with Apple's iPhone. Prior to the iPhone's triumphant launch, his Steve-ness (Ballmer, that is) proclaimed the ...

Ballmer channels 1985, suggests Apple split iPhone hardware and OS

by Robert Palmer (Oct 2nd, 2008)

Steve Ballmer is imitating his CEO predecessor by suggesting that Apple separate its iPhone hardware from OS X, according to Ars Technica. Nokia leads the smartphone market today with about a 30 percent share, he said. "If you want to reach more than that, you have to separate the hardware and ...

Ballmer on the iPhone announcements

by Scott McNulty (Mar 7th, 2008)

Sure, we've had a lot to say about Apple's iPhone announcements yesterday but what does Steve Ballmer think? Ballmer is the CEO of Microsoft (a small software company based in Washington state), and during Mix '08 he was asked about the iPhone SDK, ActiveSync, and if Silverlight (Microsoft's ...

Universal Music CEO says iPods are "repositories for stolen music"

by Laurie A. Duncan (Nov 13th, 2006)

Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris is the latest tech exec to call iPod users thieves. Ballmer started it. Then came Glaser - who also dared call His Steveness "pigheaded." The comment was made in the context of the UMG boss stumping for Zune and applauding Microsoft's agreement to pay protection ...

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