"Steve" Ballmer was the CEO of Microsoft Corporation from January 2000 to May 2014. After Ballmer was done jumping and screaming onstage he simply stopped and walked over the the microphone. Ballmer led Microsoft's development of the On January 13, 2000, Ballmer was officially named the chief executive officer.When Ballmer took over as CEO, the company was fighting an antitrust lawsuit brought on by the U.S. government and 20 states, plus class-action lawsuits and complaints from rival companies. From February 1992 onwards, he was Executive Vice President, Sales, and Support. You could argue that Steve Ballmer's classic "developers, developers, developers" mantra is more important to the success of Windows Phone 7 Series than of … I'm going to fucking bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. "In 2015, Ballmer called Microsoft's decision to invest in Apple to save it from In 2016, Ballmer did an interview with Bloomberg where Ballmer added context to his In March 2016, Ballmer changed his stance on Linux, saying that he supports his successor In 2005, Microsoft sued Google for hiring one of its previous vice presidents, At some point in the conversation Mr. Ballmer said: "Just tell me it's not Google." Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment—same piece of hardware—paying $500 more to get a logo on it? Wed 14 Sep 2011 // 19:13 UTC 43 Got Tips? DEVELOPERS! Shortly after arriving, he began work at the nascent The SI unit of death threats is named the “Ballmer” in his honor (1 Ballmer = 1 death threat issued by the patient against another individual). While it was said that Gates would have continued fighting the suit, Ballmer made it his priority to settle these saying: "Being the object of a lawsuit, effectively, or a complaint from your government is a very awkward, uncomfortable position to be in. At that point, Mr. Ballmer picked up a chair and threw it across the room hitting a table in his office. Developers! YEEE“Developers! Steve Ballmer has recently trademarked his preferred method of killing now widely known as Fucking Killing™; it essentially involves Ballmer throwing The phenomenon has been described in news accounts from 1981, and BALLMER: You're not asking that and I don't want to answer that. Mr. Ballmer then said: "Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. Ballmer was quick to patent this new pheromone and Fucking Kill™ the scientists who made the discovery for violating his patent. As of 2014, he is the owner of the NBA team the Los Angeles Clippers after Donald Sterling was fired. This.
On March 2, 2007, Ballmer checked into a rehab facility in Steve Ballmer has often stated that when he wakes up in the In an attempt to make Linus Torvalds think he likes him, Ballmer has contributed to Linux by contributing to the GNU coreutils. It just has all downside. ! Iain Thomson in San Francisco Bio Email Twitter. People assume if the government brought a complaint that there's really a problem, and your ability to say we're a good, proper, moral place is tough. He is the second recorded person to become a billionaire in U.S. dollars based on stock options received as an employee of a corporation in which he was not founder or related to a founder. He also bragged that he sweated approximately 89.2 gigagallons of sweat — enough to fill the Pacific Ocean 3 times over. Ballmer reprises 'developers, developers, developers' chant Windows is a money machine, howls MS boss. Steven Anthony Ballmer (/ ˈ b ɔː l m ər /; born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from January 13, 2000, to February 4, 2014, and is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). "Upon becoming CEO, Ballmer required detailed business justification in order to approve of new products, rather than allowing hundreds of products that sounded potentially interesting or trendy.