Ballmer abides this bit of insurrection and seems to have a soft spot for the farm boy.
The bottom line is that Ballmer still thinks he has more work to do as CEO.
Chairman RoyBostockRoy Bostock was scheduled for June 30, but Ballmer canceled at the last minute.
Ballmer says that with Windows 365 they had to insist, they had to move.
Indeed, all may not be over for the software Goliath led by Chief Executive SteveBallmerSteve Ballmer.
In other matters, Ballmer projected a long, hard workout for the recession-battered world economy.
For one, Ballmer has a vested interest in keeping his hand on the tiller.
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Reports suggest that Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer himself is thinking about supporting Kinect on the PC.
Chairman Roy Bostock was scheduled for June 30, but Ballmer canceled at the last minute.
So perhaps Steve Ballmer was rather relieved when Mr Sinofsky talked of seeking out new opportunities.
Ballmer boomed on without the mike, and 16, 000 people had no trouble hearing him.
At one point Ballmer stopped to look at a photo of some vintage Maple Leaf players.
"I think this is going terribly, " he bluntly announced, silencing even the boisterous Ballmer.
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer has enormous market share in a lot of technology.
Such gyrations help explain why Microsoft Chief Executive SteveBallmerSteve Ballmer is obsessed with buying Yahoo!
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer made the announcement at the CES keynote speech on Wednesday night.
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The number of Skype users is rapidly accelerating which is really exciting to me, Ballmer says.
Gate's chief bulldog, Steve Ballmer, could run the OS company leaving Bill with the applications side.
Damage was far worse for the Internet stocks--exactly the result Ballmer had hoped for.
S. Despite my being critical of Steve Ballmer, the deal Microsoft signed with Nokia was brilliant.
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Steve Ballmer also noted this week that Windows 8 upgrade demand has been robust.
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Ballmer, in regulation button-down and khakis, spent 30 minutes just on the future of the Xbox.
"I kept telling people our investments in the gaming business are relevant to industry, " Ballmer said.
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Attendees praised the lively pace of Ballmer's talk, but wished he had made more news.
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"The substantial premium reflected in our initial proposal anticipated a friendly transaction with you, " Ballmer wrote.
The knives are out, most of them aimed in the direction of Chief Executive Steven Ballmer.
But Ballmer noted that none of those proposed deals have come to fruition yet.
Such gyrations help explain why Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is obsessed with buying Yahoo!
The move from Bill Gates to Steve Ballmer was one thing, but a CES without Redmond?
Gates and Ballmer, both of whom later apologized to him and backed down from their plan.
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