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FANTASTIC NEWS FOR THE CHAIR INDUSTRY!!!!!

Even better news for Apple!

He will be removed long before he decides to retire himself, so the date at which he thinks he will retire is essentially irrelevant.

Balmer, as the CEO, is the guy who is ultimately responsible for Vista, for Zune, and for X-Box. Vista in particular was "his baby" as they say.

I would wager that if "Vista 1.5" (Windows 7), is not a success, and especially if the new round of ads doesn't do anything for them, that he will be out soon after. It's expected that a CEO fall on his sword for failures like this and he has been given more of a "pass" in that regard than many other execs at other companies.

Sep 22, 08 - 05:40 pm Comment from: Connor MacBook

Ineffectual CEOs normally wouldn't last this long, but he is a founding exec, and a friend of Bill's.

Sep 22, 08 - 05:41 pm Comment from: joey

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement date: Never!
Better than good - excellent!

its all about profits...

So was SJ

The shareholders will be heard.

Even over Ballmer's shouting/crying

Sep 22, 08 - 05:56 pm Comment from: HolyMackerel

10.6% Mac laptop sales certainly aren't helping his cause…

Sep 22, 08 - 05:56 pm Comment from: ken1w

At least he didn't say until Zune's market share exceeds iPod's.

Well, doesn't this finally prove he's a vampire (basically a large bloodsucking leech that is difficult to kill)? Which is remarkably similar to the company that he runs.

Has this guy ever even had a real job? If he left M$ would he be qualified to do anything at all?

Sep 22, 08 - 06:02 pm Comment from: shen

until MS has more search share than google?!?

my god the man is immortal!

Sep 22, 08 - 06:08 pm Comment from: MacSmiley

MDN, where DO you did up those SB photos? Google Image search??

@nomatta
PROFITS!!! WE DONT NEED NO STINKING PROFITS WE NEED...

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Sweet!
I think most of use agree... Steve Ballmer should remain CEO of Microsoft -for as long as it takes-

I guess when he is dead, they will just embalm him and stand him up by the Television. That way his image will still be looking for the percentage to pass Googles.

Poor Monkey Boy!

Wow! And my birthday is still a month away. Thanks Steve!

The longer he stays, the longer Microsoft continues to suck. And that's a very good thing for all concerned.

Apple FTW!

Sep 22, 08 - 06:44 pm Comment from: KingMel

M$FT's emBallmer?

Sep 22, 08 - 06:45 pm Comment from: sparkplug

Or until he's one of the winning contestants in "Dancing With the Stars."

Ballmer; MY Ninja!

Please pretty please do everything you must to stay the CEO of M$

I bet SJ sends your sorry ass a xmas card every year.

Sep 22, 08 - 07:08 pm Comment from: qka

Good new for Apple, bad news for the stockholders.

Unfortunately, that is most of us, through our retirement plans and similar investments.

I fear Microsoft will do for my retirement plan what Enron did.

Sep 22, 08 - 07:33 pm Comment from: qka

basically a large bloodsucking leech that is difficult to kill

Sprinkling ordinary table salt on them will kill leeches.

I doubt that will work on Ballmer.

But now there’s a new date (...) around a lot longer than many are thinking, or, in some cases, hoping.

Sounds like a Windows release schedule.

If he left M$ would he be qualified to do anything at all?

Throwing his turds at zoo visitors comes to mind.

That photo of Balmer!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!

Please post a larger version - I want to laugh even louder!

Sep 22, 08 - 08:12 pm Comment from: 84 Mac Guy

Is today a great day or what!

Sep 22, 08 - 08:15 pm Comment from: HMCIV

If I ever get "emBallmered" please grab a pry-bar or liposuction him off of me. Then euthanize me so I don't have to ever remember.

At least the HP board was smart enough to get rid of Carly...

It might be easier for Ballmer to achieve immortality.

Sep 22, 08 - 09:56 pm Comment from: iDon't

He has children? Wow, I guess money really can buy love and sex.

Sep 22, 08 - 10:01 pm Comment from: Greg L

What? You wanna get rid of Balmer and bring in someone who can really, truly innovate?

Sep 22, 08 - 11:12 pm Comment from: SirROM

@IDon't

"He has children? Wow, I guess money really can buy love and sex."

Who said anything about love?

Sep 22, 08 - 11:13 pm Comment from: alansky

Nobody cares when Steve Balmer retires—except for Microsoft employees and shareholders, that is. When you make a pact with the Devil, you gots to give the Devil his due.

http://gizmodo.com/5052680/steve-ballmer-goes-nuts-again-to-sell-windows

Ok, so ballmer is a nutjob? Can I switch to Windows please???


seriously, if Ballmer loves this company, why does he want to hurt it so much

Mike

Sep 23, 08 - 12:24 am Comment from: Anonymous©

Amazing how Foley botches the numbers. You'd almost think she did it on purpose! Of course she did.

Sep 23, 08 - 02:18 am Comment from: flappo

ballmer is apple's unintentional trojan horse

he's going to destroy it from within

heil ballmer !

Ballmer's hanging around until he's forced out so he can depart with a fantastic golden parachute for steering Microsoft as well as a captain steers a rudderless ship.

I love it.

The comments here are never going to be read by Ballmer but in fact they are 100% correct and way more insightful than other so-called industry analysts. Those analysts are going the way of investment banking; sooner or later their bullshit will run out.

Ballmer at MSFT is the best strategy for AAPL and GOOG.

I hope they make it so that no other CEO can run MSFT.

Or get Bill back. He is just as clueless.

(He's just stuck Ballmer in as CEO so that he can blame the fall of MSFT on him; Baller is too stupid to understand that, or decided he has no choice. What's he going to do after MSFT?)

They are away from their DNA. Apparently they can't see the simple solution to spark things again.

So now I'm forced to use Live Search ??!?!!!

Sep 23, 08 - 05:20 am Comment from: chaz

Well,

Lots of people don't trust M$, I just don't see google giving up it's dominant position without some seachange in technology.

The browser numbers support the long term trend downward of M$. As people become aware of alternative browsers they try and use them. If there weren't soo many sites designed exclusively for explorer, I'm pretty sure M$ wouldn't have a dominant share in browsers either. It's really interesting to see those walls coming down. Fewer and fewer websites require explorer.

Worst offenders are Banks and Financial institutions. No wonder they are in the pickle they are!

Sep 23, 08 - 07:28 am Comment from: jtc

@qka
Why would you own M$ shares? I hope they were given to you... time to sell

Sep 23, 08 - 07:47 am Comment from: Mr. Peabody

"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement date:"

Who wants to know? Microsoft?

Sep 23, 08 - 08:24 am Comment from: Harvey

Boy, is he in for a surprise. That sort of boastful arrogance comes right before a comeuppance.

Zune, surely you would like to straighten this out.

Palin said the American people aren't stupid and can see thru all the hype...and eventually Micro$oft shareholders also will get smart and hold Ballmer accountable. Retire Ballmy before they put your head on a platter.

Never is a bit of a stretch even for Darth Ballmer, the Dark Lord of the Sith.

Perhaps after the next Millennium Edition is released a thousand years from now, he'll relinquish his reign to Darth Mundie under the tutelage of Emperor Gates.

Sep 23, 08 - 09:21 am Comment from: Macromancer

I cannot wait to see what "Brick" is.

Something tells me it's going to cause a run on chairs at all pacific northwest Office Depot stores.

Sep 23, 08 - 09:29 am Comment from: DogGone

Ballmer is a sales guy. His company is making 25% profit on large revenues.

In that way he is a huge success.

The company is going down slowly like a sinking ship. But it is still far from the point where the bow or stern sticks up in the air and the whole thing disappears without a trace.

M$ still have 5-10 years to go. In that time his kids have gone to college and he's bought a small country in the south pacific.