Steve Ballmer boasts profitability, reveals personal living room push in Microsoft exit interview

With Steve Ballmer's days left at Microsoft dwindling down, the outgoing CEO has participated in a new interview reflecting on his legacy, in which he boasts how profitable he made the company's business, and takes credit for the company's buzz-generating, but not particularly profitable, Xbox division.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 46

Poor Windows 8, Surface RT performance means pay cut for Ballmer

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw his pay docked this year as a result of the disappointing performance of the company's Windows Division over the past year.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 49

In last company meeting, Ballmer calls Apple 'fashionable,' says Microsoft about 'doing more'

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer may be on his way out soon, but he's not leaving without taking a few more swipes at Apple, Amazon, and Google.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 147

Uncertainty at Microsoft sparks concern about retaining current employees

With Chief Executive Steve Ballmer set to retire and Microsoft undergoing major structural changes, employees at the software giant are said to be spooked, sparking concern that retaining current workers could be a challenge.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 41

Battle of the billion dollar buybacks: Apple, Inc. vs Microsoft Corporation

Over the past fifteen years, both Apple and Microsoft have invested in Apple, while Microsoft has also invested in itself. Here's a look at how those investments worked out, with particular attention to stock buybacks, a panacea certain billionaire investors are prescribing for Apple.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 28

Steve Jobs's $1.1 billion AAPL windfall & Steve Ballmer's $11 billion MSFT blunder

After taking over as Microsoft's chief executive in 2000, Steve Ballmer presided over the liquidation of Apple's stock his company had acquired three years earlier in its $150 million investment in Apple. In retrospect, that was a fantastically bad idea.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 51

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer personally visits Hollywood to sell studios on Xbox One

In an effort to sell television studios on his company's forthcoming Xbox One game console and media center, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer personally paid a visit to Hollywood last week.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 26

Steve Ballmer hints Microsoft plans to build more hardware

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has signaled that his company will likely build more devices following the release of the Surface tablet, in an Apple-like manner of designing both the hardware and software.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 62

Gates' support of Ballmer led to Microsoft ouster of Sinofsky - report

Microsoft decided to oust Windows head Steve Sinofsky after former CEO Bill Gates reportedly expressed his support for current CEO Steve Ballmer.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 93

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer dismisses Apple as a 'low-volume player'

As Microsoft revealed that the company sold 4 million upgrades to its new Windows 8 operating system in its first four days, CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed Apple as a "low-volume player" in markets like PCs and smartphones.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 156

Steve Ballmer says Microsoft plans to compete with Apple in every market

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has said in a new interview that his company is "not going to leave any stone unturned" in competing against Apple.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 131

CES: Live report on the Steve Ballmer Keynote

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer launched this year's Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show tonight in what will become the company's last of a long, unbroken string of keynotes kicking off the show.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 90

Microsoft shuffles Windows Phone management to build momentum

Microsoft has rearranged its management team for Windows Phone, shifting division head Andy Lees to a "time-critical opportunity" to build momentum for its Windows Phone and Windows 8 operating systems, a move that some have viewed as a sign of failure.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 42

Microsoft Board criticizes CEO Steve Ballmer for weakened smartphones, Windows

After conducting an annual performance review of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the software giant's Board of Directors took him to task for poor sales of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, dampened Windows revenue and the "need for further progress" with new form factors, awarding him just half of his maximum yearly bonus.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 54

Microsoft CEO pans Apple's Mac sales, admits 'very small' Windows Phone sales

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer this week boasted that sales of Windows PCs continue to vastly outperform the Mac, but also conceded that his company's mobile phone business has not done much to improve its market share.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 169

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