Microsoft shareholder support for CEO Steve Ballmer dropped slightly this year. Ballmer was backed by 92% of shareholders in this year’s annual board election. Reuters reports that last year Ballmer scored a 95% backing. Fellow … read more
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Ballmer dismisses idea of breaking Microsoft up, talks Windows 8
15th Nov 11 6:46 pm with 48 CommentsSteve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, took to the stage at the company’s 2011 annual meeting on Tuesday. Ballmer discussed a range of subjects related to Microsoft’s performance over the year and fielded questions from shareholders during … read more
Steve Jobs describes Microsoft as “irrelevant” in biography, blames Ballmer
21st Oct 11 8:13 pm with 133 CommentsSteve Jobs’ biography contains references to Microsoft and CEO Steve Ballmer. Excerpts from Steve Jobs’ official biography have been making the rounds this week. The book goes on sale on Monday but several publications have … read more
Steve Ballmer mocks “idle chatter” of Salesforce and VMware at Dell World
14th Oct 11 2:20 pm with 62 CommentsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off his Dell World keynote on Friday by branding the Salesforce and VMWare keynotes as “idle chatter”. Ballmer appeared on stage at day two of Dell’s conference on Friday to … read more
Steve Ballmer awarded 2% pay increase by Microsoft board
3rd Oct 11 9:38 pm with 51 CommentsMicrosoft revealed on Monday that CEO Steve Ballmer has been awarded a 2% pay increase. The increase was revealed in Microsoft’s recent annual proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Todd Bishop … read more
Microsoft employees allegedly left “in droves” during Ballmer’s company meeting speech
27th Sep 11 12:04 am with 147 CommentsMicrosoft employees allegedly left “in droves” during Steve Ballmer’s recent speech at the recent annual Microsoft Company Meeting. The claims were made in comments at mini-Microsoft, a site authored by a a secret Microsoft employee … read more
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to speak at Dell World next month
20th Sep 11 11:00 am with 3 CommentsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer will speak at Dell World in Texas next month. The Dell World 2011 site lists Ballmer as a speaker on the final day of the conference, October 14. Ballmer is scheduled … read more
Ballmer responds to calls for him to quit, talks profits
29th Jun 11 10:16 pm with 72 CommentsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer responded to calls for him to quit his position on Wednesday. Ballmer spoke at a lunch time appearance at the Rotary Club of Seattle on Wednesday. “You tell me if I … read more
Ballmer bashes Google tablets, teases “unique” Windows approach coming soon
27th May 11 6:00 pm with 63 CommentsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer has claimed that Google’s approach to tablets has failed so far. Speaking at Microsoft’s new research-and-development building in Beijing, China on Thursday, Ballmer made his comments to hundreds of Microsoft employees. … read more
Microsoft board supports Ballmer after calls for him to quit
27th May 11 3:45 pm with 81 CommentsMicrosoft’s board of directors has backed CEO Steve Ballmer, following calls for him to quit. Earlier in the week influential hedge fund manager David Einhorn called for Steve Ballmer to step down from Microsoft. “Give … read more