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Owner Steve Ballmer shares his vision for an online streaming service run by the Clippers

Reports surfaced last month revealing how Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his team are considering a new digital video service that… Read More

Full Video: L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer on the future of sports technology

Steve Ballmer, the L.A. Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO, brought his trademark energy and enthusiasm to the GeekWire Sports Tech Summit… Read More

Steve Ballmer says it’s ‘important’ to keep wanting NBA in Seattle, but it’s not likely to happen soon

Steve Ballmer’s dream of owning an NBA franchise was realized in 2014 when he took over the Los Angeles Clippers.… Read More

Steve Ballmer on new technology in sports: ‘We still haven’t beaten the kiss cam’

Business leaders, team owners, and technologists gathered Wednesday at GeekWire’s inaugural Sports Tech Summit to discuss how technology is influencing… Read More

How L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer wants to use technology to transform basketball for fans

Someday a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers might get to see the game through the eyes of Blake Griffin or… Read More

Steve Ballmer wants the LA Clippers to have their own streaming service

The NBA Finals are behind us, but LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is still on a mission to upend how games… Read More

Will the LinkedIn deal really be different? Microsoft looks to recover from difficult acquisition history

Microsoft is in the process of almost completely unraveling its $7 billion acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business, and before that… Read More

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer joins all-star lineup at GeekWire Sports Tech Summit

When he’s not firing up the crowd with massive trampoline dunks, dancing wildly to Fergie or inviting Kanye West to lunch, Los… Read More

Bill Gates tops Forbes list with net worth of $76 billion, plus a map of the richest people in each state

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again been declared the richest person in the U.S., with a net worth of… Read More

Microsoft all but exits smartphone hardware with new $950M charge and 1,850 more job cuts

Microsoft says it will scale back its smartphone hardware business even more, cutting 1,850 additional jobs and taking a $950 million… Read More

Steve Ballmer invites Kanye West to lunch after rapper asks to ‘redesign’ Clippers mascot

Earlier Sunday, rapper Kanye West voiced his displeasure with the Los Angeles Clippers’ new mascot. Now, it appears he’s set… Read More

A tranquil and yoga-loving Steve Ballmer offers kinder attitude on Linux, the operating system he once called a ‘cancer’

Steve Ballmer, the fiery former chief executive of Microsoft, has voiced support for the software giant’s recent move to cozy… Read More

Watch former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dunk off a trampoline at a Clippers game

Call him Air Ballmer. The Los Angeles Clippers unveiled a new mascot during halftime of their 105-95 win over Brooklyn… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s new project is a ’10-K for government’ — and he’s fired up about it

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been quietly working on a project that he describes as a “10-K for government,”… Read More

Steve Ballmer gets a little love from Conan O’Brien during dramatic NBA game

When he’s not playing video games with Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch, Conan O’Brien is apparently sitting courtside with Steve Ballmer,… Read More

Bill Gates slows his Microsoft stock sell-off in 2015, still tops list of U.S. insider sales at $1.5B

Bill Gates sold more than $1.5 billion worth of Microsoft stock in 2015 — topping the list of U.S. corporate insiders… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Windows Phone apps: ‘Give us time’ for unified platform to work

“That won’t work.” That’s what former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said while listening to current Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella describe… Read More

Steve Ballmer criticizes Microsoft cloud disclosures and app plan from cheap seats at annual meeting

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dealt with his fair share of grumbling from investors during his 14 years at the… Read More

Live from Microsoft’s 2015 shareholder meeting

BELLEVUE, Wash. — We’re in the front row for Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting. Follow our coverage below, and stream the event… Read More

Bill Gates Sr. at 90: A giant impact on technology, philanthropy and the Seattle region

View image | gettyimages.com Editor’s Note: Bill Gates Sr. died on Sept. 14, 2020. This profile, reported in 2015 for… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits he’s not a big Halo player, but he’s excited about future of gaming

Steve Ballmer isn’t really into Halo, but he’s still excited about Microsoft’s impact on the future of gaming. Just days before… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Amazon ‘not a great place to work’

According to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, people don’t really like working at Amazon. In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg… Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reveals he has a 4% stake in Twitter

Steve Ballmer now owns the same percentage of Twitter as he does of Microsoft. The former Microsoft CEO today confirmed… Read More

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft donate combined $21M to fund STEM scholarships in Washington State

Microsoft and its former CEO Steve Ballmer each signed big checks this week that will help send more low- and… Read More

Bill Simmons says Steve Ballmer has no idea what he’s doing as an NBA owner

Yes, his Los Angeles Clippers may have advanced to the playoffs this past season, but Steve Ballmer still has no idea… Read More

Mark Cuban had a ‘nice conversation’ with Steve Ballmer after free agency fiasco

Mark Cuban and Steve Ballmer, tech billionaires and NBA franchise owners, have cleared the air. That’s according to a post Cuban… Read More

Mark Penn leaving Microsoft, raises $250M for new venture, with Steve Ballmer as ‘core investor’

Mark Penn, the political strategist and advertising executive known for his work on the Clinton presidential campaigns, is leaving Microsoft as… Read More

Steve Ballmer freaks out, bites his fingers at Clippers playoff game

Steve Ballmer may be retired from Microsoft, but he clearly hasn’t lost his emotional fire. That much was evident, again,… Read More

Photo: Steve Ballmer and Jay-Z hang out at the Clippers game

This might be my favorite picture of 2015 so far: It’s Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve… Read More

Moving on up: Steve Ballmer to lease deluxe sky-rise office in downtown Bellevue

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer apparently has something else to dance about this week. It’s being reported that he is… Read More