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Steve Ballmer
hideSteven Anthony Ballmer (born Detroit, Michigan March 24, 1956) is an American businessman who has been the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since January 2000. Ballmer is the second person after Roberto Goizueta to become a billionaire in U.S. dollars based on stock options received as an employee of a corporation in which he was neither a founder nor a relative of a founder. In Forbes 2008 World's Richest People ranking, Ballmer was ranked the 43rd richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $11 billion.[citation needed]
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Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors
May 11, 2009 |
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Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.
IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDC
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released.
Bing it on: Microsoft overhauls search, again
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned search site in the coming days and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than the two most recent incarnations, Live Search and MSN Search.
Yahoo open to Microsoft deal under right terms
May 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive said Wednesday that she is open to joining forces with Microsoft Corp. so both companies can better compete in Internet search, but a deal would need a specific set of terms - including ...
Microsoft, Yahoo! in search, ad talks
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Microsoft and Yahoo! have held "early discussions" about possible Internet search and advertising partnerships, a leading Silicon Valley technology website reported on Friday.
Microsoft Store mirrors popular concept of its rival
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Blink an eye, and the Microsoft Store could be mistaken for an Apple Store.
'Cloud' computing market 14 bln dollars by 2014: Gartner
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Industry tracker Gartner forecast on Monday that revenue from Internet-based "cloud computing" will top 14 billion dollars annually by the end of 2013.
Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic'
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
Global crisis hitting IT spending: Microsoft chief
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Companies worldwide are slashing spending on information technology because of the global downturn and will have to learn to do more with less, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday.
With Windows 7 and new designs, PCs looking better
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Although no one waits in long lines for a new edition of Windows software anymore, the debut of Microsoft's latest operating system is part of why buying a PC is starting to feel fun for the first ...
Ballmer reiterates interest in Yahoo talks
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is still signaling an interest in a deal to buy part of Yahoo Inc.
A year after Microsoft buyout offer made, Yahoo struggles to define itself
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Soon after he was named chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang turned to Steve Jobs for advice.
Microsoft, Taiwan to set up cloud computing centre
Nov 04, 2009 |
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US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.
Microsoft's Rx for health care
Oct 08, 2009 |
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You can pay your phone bill online, but you still need a pen and clipboard to fill out forms at a doctor's office. You can check in for a flight on the Internet, but you have to carry around a slip of paper with handwritten ...
Microsoft CEO's compensation down 6 percent in '09
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The value of the compensation package granted to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer fell about 6 percent in fiscal 2009, a year in which weak computer sales cut into the software maker's profits.
