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Five years of Ballmer--the effect on Microsoft

January 13, 2005 Five years ago Thursday, Bill Gates surprised the tech world by handing his CEO title to Steve Ballmer. Has the company changed? TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, CEO, stock market, developer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's leadership challenge

June 21, 2006 With Bill Gates handing off responsibilities to other execs, a top aide to CEO Steve Ballmer heads for the door. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, aide, exec, leadership, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Vista steals the show

January 30, 2007 Gates tries to sell The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on the new operating system, as Office takes a backseat.Photos: What's in the Vista swag bag? TAGS: Jon Stewart, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, reporter, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, password, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

January 5, 2006 newsmaker Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer tell News.com why Redmond is no pushover--and what they're playing on the Xbox. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, add-on, OEM, Microsoft Xbox, console, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, photograph, operating system

Commentary: Gates' planned exit changes everything

June 16, 2006 Microsoft's new leadership must quickly find a way to prevent the legacy weight of Windows and Office dragging down the fledgling Live platform. TAGS: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Software Technology, Forrester Research Inc., departure, commentary, talent, leadership, leader, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Gates stepping down from full-time Microsoft role

June 15, 2006 Sets 2008 date for transition out of day-to-day role as chief software architect at the software giant. TAGS: Bill Gates, Ray Ozzie, Craig Mundie, chief software architect, press conference, Steve Ballmer, chairman, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Marketing campaign for Vista high-steps it in New York

January 29, 2007 Company begins two days of events to celebrate the launch of the latest version of its Windows operating system. Photos: Dancing for Vista TAGS: Kevin Rollins, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, New York, Microsoft Office 2007, event, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Ballmer: We are 'hell-bent' on succeeding in ads

July 26, 2007 Microsoft CEO argues that unprofitable services and consumer device businesses will blossom into more revenue and diversified business models. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, online service, financial analyst, server software, Microsoft Silverlight, Bill Gates, vision, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server, PC, Microsoft Windows

Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers

April 24, 2006 The list of "McNealy-isms" is legendary within the tech industry. Here's a sampling of his jabs. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., printer, server, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows

Windows Live offers Microsoft a quicker turnaround

March 14, 2006 In Redmond's new "rolling thunder" approach to services, Windows Live releases arrive with lightning speed. TAGS: David Cole, Microsoft Windows Live, online service, Steve Ballmer, MSN, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft reorg a bulwark against Google?

September 20, 2005 Search giant's expanding roster of Windows-free Web services may be factor in shuffle. Software on demand is an issue too. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, MSN, Bill Gates, Google Inc., property, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., desktop computer, server, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sizing up Microsoft's new Windows chief

September 21, 2005 The outgoing Jim Allchin was a Bill Gates person, one analyst says. New guy Kevin Johnson "is fundamentally a Steve (Ballmer) person." TAGS: Jim Allchin, Kevin Johnson, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, person, Microsoft Corp., leader, Microsoft Windows

Key Ballmer adviser leaves Microsoft

June 20, 2006 Martin Taylor, who led the software maker's anti-Linux "Get the Facts" campaign, is no longer with Microsoft. TAGS: chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Windows Live, departure, advisor, Steve Ballmer, positioning, software company, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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