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Quote of the day: Microsoft to 'win on the Web'

July 28, 2005 Microsoft's Steve Ballmer claims victory over the desktop and plans to take on the Web next. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Quote of the day: 'What changed?'

June 7, 2005 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's reaction to Apple's switch to Intel chips can be summed up in two words: "What changed?" TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Apple Computer, IBM Corp., CEO, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., shareholder, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Microsoft to drop back on spending growth

February 15, 2007 CEO Steve Ballmer tells analysts that 2008 increase will be smaller and says some of their Windows revenue forecasts are too optimistic. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, financial analyst, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer hints at Microsoft's future in the 'cloud'

July 10, 2007 Microsoft chief provides a few more details on company's effort to build a set of services in the Internet cloud. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, cloud, Microsoft Office Live, outsourcing, Microsoft Windows Live, small business, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'

March 15, 2007 Speaking at Stanford's business school, Microsoft CEO characterizes Google as a one-trick pony, calls activities beyond search "cute." Video: Ballmer on Google TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Stanford, robotics, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp., idea, video

Ballmer: Windows releases must come more quickly

July 28, 2006 CEO says that Microsoft won't wait five years, as it did between Windows XP and Windows Vista. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Ballmer: More 'Live' services on the way

November 8, 2005 Microsoft's Steve Ballmer said the company is considering a Live counterpart to its Windows Server operating system. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Live, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Court docs: Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google

September 2, 2005 Papers in a case involving Google's hiring of a Microsoft exec say Microsoft's Ballmer vowed to "bury" Google's Eric Schmidt. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Eric Schmidt, court document, Kai-Fu Lee, Google Inc., hiring, China, CEO, Mr., Microsoft Corp., work, e-mail

Ballmer on car insurance and gay rights

May 12, 2005 In speech to Stanford grad students, Microsoft CEO says he might have ended up in auto insurance if he hadn't joined buddy Bill Gates. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Stanford, CEO, student, Microsoft Xbox, insurance, Microsoft Corp., console, Google Inc.

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, aide, Steve Ballmer, exec, leadership, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux seller, coupon, Linux, open-source software, threat, CEO, New York, Microsoft Corp., server

Gates and Ballmer: What's on their Xboxes

January 6, 2006 Gates prefers car racing; Ballmer likes basketball. Their kids just think Xbox 360 is really awesome. Sony? Maybe not so much. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, console, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft gives U.K. start-ups a helping hand

October 1, 2007 CEO Steve Ballmer announces a program that aims to help U.K. software upstarts meet their potential. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, potential, U.K., London, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

Photo: Say hello to the ThinkPad X41

June 6, 2005 At TechEd 2005, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shows off first Lenovo offering since its purchase of IBM's PC business. TAGS: TechEd, ThinkPad, Steve Ballmer, Lenovo, tablet, IBM PC, IBM Corp., CEO, photograph, Microsoft Corp., PC

Ballmer: Not the time to scale back

May 1, 2006 In a memo, Microsoft chief tells employees the company's made its mark from big bets and it needs to make another one now. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, memo, investment, Wall Street, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., TV

Year in review: The Microhoo saga

December 17, 2008 With no Microsoft deal, the beleaguered Yahoo slams the door on a dramatic 2008 and throws away the key. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., buyout, Steve Ballmer, fight, Carl Icahn, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer: Trusting Vista, battling Google

October 19, 2005 Microsoft's product pipeline is ready to pump out "12 months of the greatest innovation," CEO says. And no, he doesn't throw chairs. Photo: Ballmer on the record TAGS: Steve Ballmer, innovation, Microsoft Longhorn, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, MSN, IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows
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