Would Steve Ballmer Leave Microsoft After Win 8?
Ballmer's been around for every version of Windows so far.
Bill Gates will forever be the number one name attached to the company, but the powerful locomotive that steams ahead at Microsoft is clearly Steve Ballmer.
So surprising it is, then, to read a rumor that says that Ballmer will step down from his position at Microsoft following the release of Windows 8. Website Windows8update.com said it received a tip from a source that says that the current Microsoft CEO will resign sometime after the launch of Windows 8.
The source said that, regardless of whether or not Windows 8 is a success in the marketplace, the new OS release will be Ballmer's final accomplishment.
Again, to be absolutely clear, this is just a rumor from an unnamed tipster, so at this point it serves as little more than just an interesting conversation point.
So who would be next in line to lead Microsoft if Ballmer were to ride off into the sunset? It could very well be Windows President Steven Sinofsky, who lead the team on Windows 7 and is overseeing development on Windows 8.
Ballmer has been the CEO of Microsoft since January 2000. His time at the company stretches back to 1980 when he was the first Business Manager hired by Bill Gates. After 32 years at the company, could Steve Ballmer be thinking about retirement?
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Ballmer needs to go, MS needs a fresh face with a new attitude and fresh thoughts.
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there are way to many old people in these big businesses, they need to go, the younger generation need the jobs....
Ballmer stepping down would be the best thing for MS. Unlike Apple, Microsoft can't survive by reviving dead markets...or by entering markets late. They also can't survive by releasing products and almost immediately dropping all support (Kin anyone?) because initial sales were poor due to a poorer software design. Microsoft needs to start innovating...and quickly, but that won't happen with Ballmer running the show.
But the son of my nephew's neighbor's dog heard from someone involved in the gardening of a friend of Bill Gates' cousin that maybe he might be thinking about something more or less around the slightly oposite idea of the one he had earlier. Which could mean perhaps.
One up for rumours...
But the son of my nephew's neighbor's dog heard from someone involved in the gardening of a friend of Bill Gates' cousin that maybe he might be thinking about something more or less around the slightly oposite idea of the one he had earlier. Which could mean perhaps.One up for rumours...
LOL.
The replacement of Steve Ballmer should be a youthful person with new ideas to push Microsoft forward.
He's done pretty good so far, but I would like to see some new good ideas, not to mention that the whole tile idea for mobile and W8 looks rather...lame.
Steven Sinofsky is pretty good, Windows, Windows Live and IE have all become half-decent products since he took the reigns.
Ballmer should go as CEO. MS needs to stop its half-hearted attempts at new products and come to Jesus about the company's mission. It can either do a few things very well or a lot of things poorly. I'm a long-time shareholder, and even I don't have a clear idea of what MS intends to do to compete.
It's going to be hard for MS to replace him, that's for sure.
Now, a new head will mean a new direction. IMO MS can't change it's direction so easily, because of Share Holders, so a new Face will only mean that. If the real people that decides where the company will be headed doesn't change, it just won't. Unless, that is, the new CEO can change the minds of the Directory.
Cheers!
Steve Ballmer isn't a very good face to have as the face of a company
Doesn't look very appealing to the masses. Also on those keynote speeches, they shouldn't have someone with the most obviously fake smile talking for 40 minutes. It looks so excruciatingly bad.
Microsoft needs Bill Gates back the same way Apple needed Steve Jobs. The visionary and creative spirit just isn't the same and until both CEO's manage to find someone with similar spirits both companies will continue to deteriorate once there CEO's leave for good.
They should be recruiting a youthful person who has yet to finish college, owns Apple products, but dreams of something better, and can hit a bong like a Hoover. A police record is not necessary but recommended.
c'mon I love Microsoft. I thought it ^ was funny.
They need a very short and soft person as CEO. The company's name being Microsoft.
Perhaps a kitten?
Hell I'd step down too if I released a product (Windows 8) and forced everyone to upgrade to it from something that actually worked (Windows 7).
Have we all seen the video for Windows 8? Is this necessary for a Desktop? Come on, now.
But the son of my nephew's neighbor's dog heard from someone involved in the gardening of a friend of Bill Gates' cousin that maybe he might be thinking about something more or less around the slightly oposite idea of the one he had earlier. Which could mean perhaps.One up for rumours...
this can't be TRUE! i've never heard of a dog that can talk!
Ballmer needs to go, MS needs a fresh face with a new attitude and fresh thoughts.
Windows 7 is awesome and Windows 8 is the biggest change since windows 95. Google is your friend.
Ya, this being the same Balmer who wanted to move all OS and Office suites to a subscription base... He can go
Ballmer needs to go, MS needs a fresh face with a new attitude and fresh thoughts.
if those thoughts are "lets chase after apple people" than those thoughts can die.
Oh I see. He wants to ruin MS with Windows 8 and then flee the scene.
No one will miss him.
Microsoft needs to start innovating...and quickly, but that won't happen with Ballmer running the show.
Innovation generally doesn't happen no matter who is running the show at MS. In most things Microsoft is a market follower, not a market leader. The desktop is the exception (and perhaps the console market, but I haven't looked at market share figures for ages).
windows 7 i attribute its success to ballmer's push for its immediate release. i wish ms will stop releasing new os when its not needed. win7 i thinks has a much longer life span because they made it more secure than winxp. the moment i switch to it i never look back to its previous os.
With Windows 7 we saw several flavors from Basic to Ultimate and 32-bit/64-bit. Was this a hit or a miss and would you (readers) want to see that again for 8, or is most of the concern being able to turn off the tile/tablet/touch friendly overlay?
At some point he has to retire and spend his days counting his money and f%*$ing his whores.
Innovation generally doesn't happen no matter who is running the show at MS. In most things Microsoft is a market follower, not a market leader. The desktop is the exception (and perhaps the console market, but I haven't looked at market share figures for ages).
for now the 360 is the console for online play
the ps3 is the console for exclusives
and the wii is for the party people.
marketshare in terms of total sale is about 86mill wii and 50-55 mill for both ps3 and 360
windows 7 i attribute its success to ballmer's push for its immediate release. i wish ms will stop releasing new os when its not needed. win7 i thinks has a much longer life span because they made it more secure than winxp. the moment i switch to it i never look back to its previous os.
they are both insecure, but true win 7 POTENTIALLY has a longer life, however it wont live longer. the os that comes around 2015 will,
Craziest thing I have ever read!
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
microsoft doesn't need to innovate on the desktop side. what they need to do is keep up with tech. hell they could even just sell "dlc" as far as im concerned.
incorporate dx10\11 on xp, id pay 30$
add trim support there is another 10-20
when they need a complete rewrite of the os to function, then release a new on, but till than sell us the major upgrades, and patch for free.
i never wanted areo and hate its look
i never wanted the os changed so much i have to re learn it
dont @#$% is the way everything looks feels and functions, 95-xp (dont know of vista) but if you knew one, you knew them all, that was a GREAT ability, because they changed the underlining os, 95-me --> xp and retained everything they had prior to it.