The knives are out, most of them aimed in the direction of Chief Executive Steven Ballmer.

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Steven Ballmer did the calculation 20 years ago when Bill Gates offered him a job.

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Lucovsky testified in court that, during his exit interview with Steven Ballmer, the Microsoft chief executive threw a chair across his office, vowing to "bury" Schmidt.

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As for anti-trust concerns, there will be hearings and teeth-gnashing, especially in Europe, where Steven Ballmer and company remain the bugaboo of the technology industry, despite having settled their issues in the United States long ago.

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"Microsoft is creating end-to-end solutions for partners and customers to win in a changing industry where business agility and the use of information technology to drive revenue and profit growth have become critical, " says Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer , 43, in a press release.

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Microsoft was working to get a full version of Windows running on mobile chips in a bid to end the compromises people typically have to make when using portable gadgets, said Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live division during a demo held prior to Mr Ballmer's speech.

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Several leading executives, touted by outsiders at one time or another as potential successors to Ballmer, have left the company in the last few years, most recently Windows unit chief Steven Sinofsky, who departed in November.

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