Steve Ballmer is to retire

**AtW** · 23 August 2013, 13:36

He is being catapulted into retirement...

About time - his leadership was totally wrong at the worst possible time.

I hope Bill Gates will be back...

**DimPrawn** · 23 August 2013, 13:38

Ballmer = utter

**AtW** · 23 August 2013, 13:43

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Ballmer = utter

**DimPrawn** · 23 August 2013, 13:45

Pay off?

**AtW** · 23 August 2013, 13:47

**Clippy** · 23 August 2013, 13:57

Ballmer...designing yesterday's technology tomorrow.

**d000hg** · 23 August 2013, 14:04

Except W7 which was (is) great. Actually who was in charge of XP, was that Bill or Steve?

**MarillionFan** · 23 August 2013, 14:05

Do you want me to pop over the road and ask?

**Ticktock** · 23 August 2013, 14:09

I never really paid much attention. It does seem, for all of the hate, that he was a successful businessmen.

Originally posted by Internet & ting

Under Ballmer's tenure as CEO, Microsoft’s annual revenue surged from $25 billion to $70 billion, while its net income has increased 215 percent to $23 billion. Although these gains have come from the existing Windows and Office franchises, Ballmer also built new businesses such as the data centers division ($6.6 billion in profit for 2011) and the Xbox entertainment and devices division ($8.9 billion). In terms of leading their company's total annual profit growth, Ballmer’s tenure at Microsoft (16.4 percent) has surpassed the performances of other well-known CEOs such as General Electric’s Jack Welch (11.2 percent) and IBM's Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (2 percent).

Steve Ballmer is to retire