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| name = Steve Ballmer |
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| caption =Ballmer in April of 2007 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1956| |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1956|03|24}} |
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| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]] |
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| occupation = [[CEO]], [[Microsoft]] |
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'''Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer''' (born March 24, 1956) has been the [[chief executive officer]] of [[Microsoft|Microsoft Corporation]] since January 2000.<ref name="ms bio">Microsoft.com (2008-03-01){{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/default.mspx|title=Steve Ballmer: Chief Executive Officer|publisher=Microsoft|date=March 1, 2005}}</ref> {{as of|2010}}, he is one of the richest [[people]] in the world with a personal wealth estimated at US$13.1 billion.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/profile/steve-ballmer</ref> |
'''Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer''' (born March 24, 1956) has been the [[chief executive officer]] of [[Microsoft|Microsoft Corporation]] since January 2000.<ref name="ms bio">Microsoft.com (2008-03-01){{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/default.mspx|title=Steve Ballmer: Chief Executive Officer|publisher=Microsoft|date=March 1, 2005}}</ref> {{as of|2010}}, he is one of the richest [[people]] in the world with a personal wealth estimated at US$13.1 billion.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/profile/steve-ballmer Ballmer profile at ''Forbes'']</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Ballmer was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]] to a [[Swiss-American]] father and a [[Jewish-American]] mother. |
Ballmer was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]] to a [[Swiss-American]] father and a [[Jewish-American]] mother. He grew up in [[Farmington Hills, Michigan]]. In 1973, he graduated from [[Detroit Country Day School]], a private [[university-preparatory school|college preparatory school]] in [[Beverly Hills, Michigan]], and now sits on its [[board of directors]]. In 1977, he graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from [[Harvard University]] |
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with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[mathematics]] and [[economics]]. |
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⚫ | At college, Ballmer managed the [[Harvard University#Sports and athletic facilities|football team]], worked on [[The Harvard Crimson]] newspaper as well as the [[Harvard Advocate]], and lived down the hall from fellow sophomore [[Bill Gates]]. He then worked for two years as an assistant product manager at [[Procter & Gamble]], where he shared an office with [[Jeffrey R. Immelt]], who would later become CEO of [[General Electric]].<ref>"First job: Assistant product manager for [[Duncan Hines]]' Moist & Easy cakes and brownies. His cubicle mate was Jeffrey Immelt, now CEO of General Electric."{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2007-04-29-ballmer-ceo-forum-usat_N.htm|publisher=[[USA Today]]|title=CEO Forum: Microsoft's Ballmer having a 'great time'|author=David Lieberman|date=2007-04-29}}</ref> In 1980, he dropped out from the [[Stanford University Graduate School of Business]] to join Microsoft.<ref>"After two years, Ballmer headed for Stanford University's MBA program for a better grounding in business. When the fledgling Microsoft ran into problems in 1980, Gates persuaded his friend to drop out and give him a hand. "{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_24/b3787001.htm|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]|title=Ballmer's Microsoft|author=Jay Greene, Steve Hamm, Jim Kerstetter |date=2002-06-17}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11, 1980<ref name="keyevents">{{cite web |
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In 2009, and for the first time ever, he made the opening keynote at [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]], since [[Bill Gates]] left [[Microsoft]] as full-time [[chairman]]. |
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⚫ | Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11, 1980<ref name="keyevents">{{cite web|title=Information for Students: Key Events In Microsoft History|url=http://www.microsoft.com/visitorcenter/student.mspx|publisher=Microsoft Visitor Center Student Information|accessdate=October 1, 2005|format=doc}}</ref>, and became Microsoft's 30th employee, the first business manager hired by Gates. Ballmer loved working in Microsoft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Ballmer: Chief Executive Officer|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/steve/default.aspx?tab=biography}}</ref> He was initially offered a salary of $50,000 as well as a percentage of ownership of the company. When Microsoft was incorporated in 1981, Ballmer owned 8 percent of the company. He has headed several divisions within Microsoft including "Operating Systems Development", "Operations", and "Sales and Support." In January 2000, he was officially named chief executive officer.<ref name="ms bio"/> As CEO Ballmer handled company finances, however Gates still retained control of the "technological vision." In 2003, Ballmer sold 8.3% of his shareholdings, leaving him with a 4% stake in the company.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=MSFT MSFT: Major Holders for MICROSOFT CP - Yahoo! Finance]</ref> The same year, Ballmer replaced Microsoft's [[employee stock options]] program. In 2009, and for the first time ever, he made the opening keynote at [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]], since [[Bill Gates]] left [[Microsoft]] as full-time [[chairman]]. |
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==Viral videos== |
==Viral videos== |
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Ballmer is known for his eccentric and over-the-top behavior.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/11/ballmer_iphone_bing_win_7_ad |
Ballmer is known for his eccentric and over-the-top behavior.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/11/ballmer_iphone_bing_win_7_ad|title=Ballmer garnishes Bing 2.0 with iPhone 'stomp': Return of the Kool-Aid kid|author=Gavin Clarke|year=2009|work=The Register|accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> For example, Ballmer's flamboyant stage appearances at Microsoft events are widely circulated on the Internet as [[viral video]]s. The most famous of these is commonly titled "Steve Ballmer going crazy" or "dance monkey boy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/06/microsoft_slate|title=Ballmer readies slate PC for CES: Monkey boy to hurl spoiler at Apple?|author=John Oates|year=2010|work=The Register|accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> Another video, captured at a developers' conference, features a sweat-soaked Ballmer chanting the word "[[software developer|developers]]".<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Software/Ballmer_becomes_lone_voice_at_Microsofts_helm/articleshow/3178425.cms Ballmer Becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm] The Economic Times 30 June 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/ballmers-visage-evoked-for-developers-developers-developers|title=Ballmer's visage evoked for 'developers, developers, developers' demo app on Windows Phone 7 Series|author=Chris Ziegler|year=2010|work=Engadget|accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> |
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==On competition== |
==On competition== |
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===Bill Gates=== |
===Bill Gates=== |
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The ''Wall Street Journal'' has reported that there was tension surrounding the 2000 transition of authority from [[Bill Gates]] to Ballmer. Things became so bitter that, on one occasion, Gates stormed out of a meeting in a huff after a shouting match in which Ballmer jumped to the defense of several colleagues, according to an individual present at the time. After the exchange, Ballmer seemed "remorseful |
The ''Wall Street Journal'' has reported that there was tension surrounding the 2000 transition of authority from [[Bill Gates]] to Ballmer. Things became so bitter that, on one occasion, Gates stormed out of a meeting in a huff after a shouting match in which Ballmer jumped to the defense of several colleagues, according to an individual present at the time. After the exchange, Ballmer seemed "remorseful", the person said. Once Gates leaves, "I'm not going to need him for anything. That's the principle," Ballmer said. "Use him, yes, need him, no."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121261241035146237.html?mod=googlenews_wsj&apl=y&r=125394|title=Gates-Ballmer Clash Shaped Microsoft's Coming Handover|author=Robert A. Guth|year=2008|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2008-06-05|date=June 5, 2008}}</ref> |
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Once Gates leaves, "I'm not going to need him for anything. That's the principle," Ballmer said. "Use him, yes, need him, no."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121261241035146237.html?mod=googlenews_wsj&apl=y&r=125394 | title=Gates-Ballmer Clash Shaped Microsoft's Coming Handover | author=Robert A. Guth | year=2008| work=Wall Street Journal| accessdate=2008-06-05 | date=June 5, 2008}}</ref> |
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===Free and open source software=== |
===Free and open source software=== |
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He has referred to the free [[Linux]] operating system as a "[…] cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches."<ref name="viral">[http://web.archive.org/web/20011211130654/http://www.suntimes.com/output/tech/cst-fin-micro01.html Microsoft CEO takes launch break with the Sun-Times], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', June 1, 2001 |
He has referred to the free [[Linux]] operating system as a "[…] cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches."<ref name="viral">[http://web.archive.org/web/20011211130654/http://www.suntimes.com/output/tech/cst-fin-micro01.html Microsoft CEO takes launch break with the Sun-Times], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', June 1, 2001; archived from the [http://www.suntimes.com/output/tech/cst-fin-micro01.html original] on December 11, 2001; retrieved December 18, 2009</ref> Ballmer used the notion of [[viral license|"viral" licensing terms]] to express his concern over the fact that the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL) employed by such software requires that all derivative software be under the GPL or a compatible license. |
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===Lucovsky/Google=== |
===Lucovsky/Google=== |
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In 2005, [[Mark Lucovsky]] alleged in a sworn statement to a Washington state court that Ballmer became highly enraged upon hearing that Lucovsky was about to leave Microsoft for Google, picked up his chair, and threw it across his office. Referring to Google CEO [[Eric Schmidt]] (who previously worked for competitors Sun and Novell), Ballmer allegedly said, "I'm going to kill Google |
In 2005, [[Mark Lucovsky]] alleged in a sworn statement to a Washington state court that Ballmer became highly enraged upon hearing that Lucovsky was about to leave Microsoft for Google, picked up his chair, and threw it across his office. Referring to Google CEO [[Eric Schmidt]] (who previously worked for competitors Sun and Novell), Ballmer allegedly said, ''"I'm going to kill Google"'', then resumed trying to persuade Lucovsky to stay at Microsoft. Ballmer has described characterizations of the incident as a ''"gross exaggeration of what actually took place"''. |
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===Apple=== |
===Apple=== |
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⚫ | Speaking at a conference in NYC in 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer criticized Apple's pricing, saying; 'Now I think the tide has turned back the other direction (against [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]),' Ballmer said. 'The economy is helpful. Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment — same piece of hardware — paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that's a more challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be.'<ref name="slashgear">{{cite news|url=http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-critiques-apple-500-more-to-get-a-logo-2038377|title=Apple is no more than a $500 logo|date=March 20, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-03}} [[SlashGear]]</ref> |
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⚫ | Speaking at a conference in NYC in 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer criticized Apple's pricing, saying; 'Now I think the tide has turned back the other direction (against [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]),' Ballmer said. 'The economy is helpful. Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment — same piece of hardware — paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that's a more challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be.'<ref name="slashgear">{{cite news|url=http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-critiques-apple-500-more-to-get-a-logo-2038377 |
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==Sports== |
==Sports== |
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[[Image:Steve ballmer.jpg|thumb|200px|Steve Ballmer taking a seat at the [[KeyArena]] to watch the [[Seattle SuperSonics]]]] |
[[Image:Steve ballmer.jpg|thumb|200px|Steve Ballmer taking a seat at the [[KeyArena]] to watch the [[Seattle SuperSonics]]]] |
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On March 6, 2008, Seattle's Mayor announced that a local ownership group involving Ballmer made a "game changing" commitment to invest $150 million in cash toward a $300 million renovation of Key Arena and were ready to purchase the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] in order to keep them in the City of Seattle. However, this initiative failed, and the Sonics have since relocated to [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>[http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=8243&dept=40 Mayor Nickels announces local effort to buy Sonics, renovate KeyArena |
On March 6, 2008, Seattle's Mayor announced that a local ownership group involving Ballmer made a "game changing" commitment to invest $150 million in cash toward a $300 million renovation of Key Arena and were ready to purchase the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] in order to keep them in the City of Seattle. However, this initiative failed, and the Sonics have since relocated to [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>[http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=8243&dept=40 Mayor Nickels announces local effort to buy Sonics, renovate KeyArena]</ref> |
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==Media portrayals== |
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* ''Bad Boy Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft'' (2002), Fredric Alan Maxwell, ISBN 0-06-621014-3 (unauthorized biography) |
* ''Bad Boy Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft'' (2002), Fredric Alan Maxwell, ISBN 0-06-621014-3 (unauthorized biography) |
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* The 1999 [[docudrama]] ''[[Pirates of Silicon Valley]]'' features Ballmer as a major character; he is played by actor [[John DiMaggio]]. |
* The 1999 [[docudrama]] ''[[Pirates of Silicon Valley]]'' features Ballmer as a major character; he is played by actor [[John DiMaggio]]. |
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==Wealth== |
==Wealth== |
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Ballmer |
Ballmer was the second person after [[Roberto Goizueta]] to become a [[billionaire]] in [[U.S. dollar]]s based on [[employee stock option|stock options]] received as an employee of a [[corporation]] in which he was neither a founder nor a relative of a founder. Ballmer is the 33rd richest person in the world according to [[Forbes]], with an estimated wealth of $14.5 billion.<ref>[http://billionaires.forbes.com/topic/Steven_Ballmer Forbes topic page on Steven Ballmer profile at ''Forbes'']</ref> While CEO of Microsoft in 2009, Ballmer earned a total compensation of $1,276,627, which included a base salary of $665,833, a cash bonus of $600,000, no stock or options, and other compensation of $10,794.<ref>[http://www.equilar.com/CEO_Compensation/Microsoft_Steven_A._Ballmer.php 2009 CEO Compensation for Steven A. Ballmer], [[Equilar]]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:58, 31 October 2010
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Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | March 24, 1956
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | CEO, Microsoft |
Website | Staff Bio at microsoft.com |
Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer (born March 24, 1956) has been the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since January 2000.[3] As of 2010, he is one of the richest people in the world with a personal wealth estimated at US$13.1 billion.[4]
Early life
Ballmer was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Swiss-American father and a Jewish-American mother. He grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In 1973, he graduated from Detroit Country Day School, a private college preparatory school in Beverly Hills, Michigan, and now sits on its board of directors. In 1977, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in mathematics and economics.
At college, Ballmer managed the football team, worked on The Harvard Crimson newspaper as well as the Harvard Advocate, and lived down the hall from fellow sophomore Bill Gates. He then worked for two years as an assistant product manager at Procter & Gamble, where he shared an office with Jeffrey R. Immelt, who would later become CEO of General Electric.[5] In 1980, he dropped out from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business to join Microsoft.[6]
Microsoft career
Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11, 1980[7], and became Microsoft's 30th employee, the first business manager hired by Gates. Ballmer loved working in Microsoft.[8] He was initially offered a salary of $50,000 as well as a percentage of ownership of the company. When Microsoft was incorporated in 1981, Ballmer owned 8 percent of the company. He has headed several divisions within Microsoft including "Operating Systems Development", "Operations", and "Sales and Support." In January 2000, he was officially named chief executive officer.[3] As CEO Ballmer handled company finances, however Gates still retained control of the "technological vision." In 2003, Ballmer sold 8.3% of his shareholdings, leaving him with a 4% stake in the company.[9] The same year, Ballmer replaced Microsoft's employee stock options program. In 2009, and for the first time ever, he made the opening keynote at CES, since Bill Gates left Microsoft as full-time chairman.
Viral videos
Ballmer is known for his eccentric and over-the-top behavior.[10] For example, Ballmer's flamboyant stage appearances at Microsoft events are widely circulated on the Internet as viral videos. The most famous of these is commonly titled "Steve Ballmer going crazy" or "dance monkey boy".[11] Another video, captured at a developers' conference, features a sweat-soaked Ballmer chanting the word "developers".[12][13]
On competition
Bill Gates
The Wall Street Journal has reported that there was tension surrounding the 2000 transition of authority from Bill Gates to Ballmer. Things became so bitter that, on one occasion, Gates stormed out of a meeting in a huff after a shouting match in which Ballmer jumped to the defense of several colleagues, according to an individual present at the time. After the exchange, Ballmer seemed "remorseful", the person said. Once Gates leaves, "I'm not going to need him for anything. That's the principle," Ballmer said. "Use him, yes, need him, no."[14]
Free and open source software
He has referred to the free Linux operating system as a "[…] cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches."[15] Ballmer used the notion of "viral" licensing terms to express his concern over the fact that the GNU General Public License (GPL) employed by such software requires that all derivative software be under the GPL or a compatible license.
Lucovsky/Google
In 2005, Mark Lucovsky alleged in a sworn statement to a Washington state court that Ballmer became highly enraged upon hearing that Lucovsky was about to leave Microsoft for Google, picked up his chair, and threw it across his office. Referring to Google CEO Eric Schmidt (who previously worked for competitors Sun and Novell), Ballmer allegedly said, "I'm going to kill Google", then resumed trying to persuade Lucovsky to stay at Microsoft. Ballmer has described characterizations of the incident as a "gross exaggeration of what actually took place".
Apple
Speaking at a conference in NYC in 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer criticized Apple's pricing, saying; 'Now I think the tide has turned back the other direction (against Apple),' Ballmer said. 'The economy is helpful. Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment — same piece of hardware — paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that's a more challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be.'[16]
Sports
On March 6, 2008, Seattle's Mayor announced that a local ownership group involving Ballmer made a "game changing" commitment to invest $150 million in cash toward a $300 million renovation of Key Arena and were ready to purchase the Seattle SuperSonics in order to keep them in the City of Seattle. However, this initiative failed, and the Sonics have since relocated to Oklahoma City.[17]
Media portrayals
- Bad Boy Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft (2002), Fredric Alan Maxwell, ISBN 0-06-621014-3 (unauthorized biography)
- The 1999 docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley features Ballmer as a major character; he is played by actor John DiMaggio.
Wealth
Ballmer was the second person after Roberto Goizueta to become a billionaire in U.S. dollars based on stock options received as an employee of a corporation in which he was neither a founder nor a relative of a founder. Ballmer is the 33rd richest person in the world according to Forbes, with an estimated wealth of $14.5 billion.[18] While CEO of Microsoft in 2009, Ballmer earned a total compensation of $1,276,627, which included a base salary of $665,833, a cash bonus of $600,000, no stock or options, and other compensation of $10,794.[19]
References
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/profile/steve-ballmer
- ^ http://people.forbes.com/profile/steve-ballmer/53617
- ^ a b Microsoft.com (2008-03-01)"Steve Ballmer: Chief Executive Officer". Microsoft. March 1, 2005.
- ^ Ballmer profile at Forbes
- ^ "First job: Assistant product manager for Duncan Hines' Moist & Easy cakes and brownies. His cubicle mate was Jeffrey Immelt, now CEO of General Electric."David Lieberman (2007-04-29). "CEO Forum: Microsoft's Ballmer having a 'great time'". USA Today.
- ^ "After two years, Ballmer headed for Stanford University's MBA program for a better grounding in business. When the fledgling Microsoft ran into problems in 1980, Gates persuaded his friend to drop out and give him a hand. "Jay Greene, Steve Hamm, Jim Kerstetter (2002-06-17). "Ballmer's Microsoft". BusinessWeek.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Information for Students: Key Events In Microsoft History" (doc). Microsoft Visitor Center Student Information. Retrieved October 1, 2005.
- ^ "Steve Ballmer: Chief Executive Officer".
- ^ MSFT: Major Holders for MICROSOFT CP - Yahoo! Finance
- ^ Gavin Clarke (2009). "Ballmer garnishes Bing 2.0 with iPhone 'stomp': Return of the Kool-Aid kid". The Register. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ John Oates (2010). "Ballmer readies slate PC for CES: Monkey boy to hurl spoiler at Apple?". The Register. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ Ballmer Becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm The Economic Times 30 June 2008
- ^ Chris Ziegler (2010). "Ballmer's visage evoked for 'developers, developers, developers' demo app on Windows Phone 7 Series". Engadget. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ Robert A. Guth (June 5, 2008). "Gates-Ballmer Clash Shaped Microsoft's Coming Handover". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Apple is no more than a $500 logo". March 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-03. SlashGear
- ^ Mayor Nickels announces local effort to buy Sonics, renovate KeyArena
- ^ Forbes topic page on Steven Ballmer profile at Forbes
- ^ 2009 CEO Compensation for Steven A. Ballmer, Equilar
External links
- Corporate biography
- Forbes World's Richest People listing
- South China Morning Post audio interview
- Steve Ballmer Playlist Appearance on WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler radio show February 23, 2005
- Forbes.com's Billionaire List