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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.

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 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 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

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.

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, student, CEO, insurance, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., console, Google Inc.

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

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.

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: We need a $100 PC

October 20, 2004 The Microsoft CEO says one way to stem growing piracy of Windows and Office in emerging markets is to offer low-cost computers. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Munich, piracy, emerging market, India, Linux, city, CEO, China, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

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

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, tablet, Lenovo, IBM PC, IBM Corp., CEO, photograph, Microsoft Corp., PC

Ballmer on PC's role in Web services world

October 10, 2006 Microsoft CEO argues that "software plus services" idea takes advantage of local processing on PCs. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, David Smith, Ray Ozzie, software-as-a-service, Gartner Inc., Web service, client, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server, Google Inc., PC, video, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: High-end Windows, Office coming

July 28, 2005 Microsoft's CEO tells analysts that higher-priced versions of its core products are on tap. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, financial analyst, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server, CEO, server, Microsoft Corp., cell phone, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Feeling the heat at Microsoft

February 28, 2008 Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer's world. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, virtualization, compliance, VMware, heat, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Server, Yahoo! Inc., acquisition, Linux, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: 'We'll catch Google'

June 27, 2005 At a partner conference, the CEO defends Redmond's search efforts but admits that the .Net effort has been at a standstill. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft .NET, interoperability, Microsoft SQL Server, Sydney, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, database

New milestones for Windows

February 4, 2008 With Vista now into its second year, CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft is "turning the corner" in its enterprise efforts. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system
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