Articles about Steve Ballmer – Page 7 of 13

Comic: How the Seahawks could help Microsoft

It’s a big day for the city of Seattle, with the Seahawks trouncing the Denver Broncos, 43-8, to claim their… Read More

Who is Satya Nadella? Getting to know Microsoft’s nerdy, charismatic heir apparent

This just in: Microsoft employees outside the Redmond Azteca think Satya Nadella would be a pretty good CEO, probably. Yes,… Read More

Microsoft CEO search: Rumor of Ericsson’s Vestberg hints at board’s direction

The latest Microsoft CEO candidate to emerge from the rumor mill is Hans Vestberg, the CEO of telecom company Ericsson,… Read More

Alan Mulally ends Microsoft CEO speculation, plans to stay at Ford through 2014

Microsoft has one less CEO candidate to consider. Ford CEO Alan Mulally tells The Associated Press today that he plans… Read More

Microsoft’s 2014 will be defined by a new CEO … if Ballmer and Gates can let go

One of the best moments in the Fremont Players’ production of “Dick Whittington and His Cat” — a British Panto on… Read More

The year in quotes: From Ballmer to Bezos to Bitcoin

Wow, what a year! From Amazon drones to Steve Ballmer’s retirement to spectacularly performing IPOs, the tech industry took some… Read More

Here they are: GeekWire’s 2013 Newsmakers of the Year

It has been a giant year for news at many of the Seattle region’s technology companies — with successful IPOs,… Read More

Report: Alan Mulally and Satya Nadella in lead for Microsoft CEO job

It has been more than three months since Steve Ballmer announced his plans to retire as CEO of Microsoft, setting… Read More

A bum rap for Ballmer? Microsoft CEO defends profit growth during his tenure

What about the stock price? That’s the perennial question from the floor at Microsoft’s annual shareholders meeting, but in his… Read More

Bill Gates explains what Microsoft needs in a new CEO

So much has been reported about Microsoft’s CEO search via anonymous sources in recent weeks and months. So how about… Read More

In final shareholder speech, Ballmer defends Bing and Xbox as key parts of Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer just finished speaking at the company’s annual shareholder meeting — his final one as the company’s… Read More

What to expect from Steve Ballmer’s final shareholders meeting as Microsoft CEO

Microsoft’s annual shareholders meeting takes place Tuesday morning in Bellevue, Wash., and it’s almost an understatement to say that Microsoft… Read More

WSJ interview: Steve Ballmer talks about why he’s leaving Microsoft

When Steve Ballmer abruptly announced his retirement in August, it took the tech world by surprise. Now, the outgoing CEO has… Read More

Farewell, stack rank: Why this change is so big for Microsoft

[Editor’s Note: Christopher Budd worked at Microsoft for more than 10 years, specializing in security response and communications.] Yesterday every… Read More

Microsoft taps veteran exec Eric Rudder for secretive ‘cross-company initiatives’

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced a new role for Eric Rudder, a longtime Microsoft executive who will now be… Read More

Report: Elop, Mulally on short list for Microsoft CEO, alongside 3 internal candidates

If a new report is to be believed, the pool for who’s going to become the next top dog at… Read More

Meet the new Microsoft: New reporting segments debut with quarterly earnings today

Microsoft’s largest division isn’t Windows or Office anymore. It’s “Commercial Licensing” — with more than $39 billion in revenue last… Read More

Apple vs. Microsoft, Google and Amazon: Why the future of ‘computing’ is a free-for-all

Talking about Apple’s new Mac lineup yesterday, CEO Tim Cook had this to say about the unnamed “competition.” “They’re confused,”… Read More

How to ditch Microsoft and join a great startup

Guest Commentary: The last few months have not been great for Microsoft. First, the Surface turned out to be a… Read More

Here’s what Steve Ballmer actually said about Microsoft Office on the iPad

Over the years there has been a great deal of speculation and misinterpretation of Microsoft’s plans to bring its core… Read More

Ballmer’s final Microsoft shareholder letter: The real money is in the enterprise

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been known to drop significant hints about the company’s future in his annual letter to… Read More

Is Bill Gates the problem? Report says three big shareholders want him out as Microsoft chairman

Reuters is making waves tonight with a report that three of Microsoft’s top investors want Bill Gates to step… Read More

Microsoft grapples with its own privacy after rampant leaks from company meeting

In the age of Twitter and smartphones, can something that happens in front of tens of thousands of employees be… Read More

Week in Review: Kindle Fire HDX, Ballmer’s goodbye, and Control-Alt-Delete revisited

Need to catch up at the end of the week? Here’s a roundup of highlights from GeekWire this week. Steve… Read More

Alan Mulally, Microsoft CEO? It’s a stretch, but an intriguing possibility

One of my most vivid memories of the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is what Ford CEO Alan… Read More

Steve Ballmer says goodbye in tearful farewell video: ‘I had the time of my life’

The end of an era. No, he’s not technically leaving just yet. But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said goodbye to… Read More

The spirit of Steve Ballmer is irreplaceable at Microsoft

Guest Commentary: My first experience with Steve Ballmer was the day Visio was acquired by Microsoft. All of us Visio… Read More

Ford CEO Alan Mulally reportedly top of the short list for Microsoft CEO

Now that Bill Gates has definitively said that he’s not going back to Microsoft, it’s time to start talking about… Read More

Thousands of Microsoft employees gather for Steve Ballmer’s final company meeting

It’s one last hurrah for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today in downtown Seattle. About 13,000 Microsoft employees are flocking to… Read More

Extra-double confirmation: Bill Gates not returning as Microsoft CEO

When asked, a number of top tech executives have said that Bill Gates sure seems like the man for the… Read More