Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer
Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer is an American businessman who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from January 2000 to February 2014, and is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. As of May 11, 2015, his personal wealth is estimated at US$22.7 billion, ranking number 21 on the Forbes 400. It was announced on August 23, 2013, that he would step down as Microsoft's CEO within 12 months. On February 4, 2014, Ballmer retired as CEO and was succeeded by...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth24 March 1956
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
We have no plan in place. We don't expect that to happen.
If you look at the dollars, everything about our prices are quite different than classic enterprise software.
If you can find a classic enterprise piece of software that sells for a few hundred dollars, then its maintenance, too, might have to be a little higher than the percent people think of as typical, ... I don't seriously propose it, but the way to get the percentage down would have been to raise the price of the original license, which I don't think anybody would have liked either. I think the Software Assurance price is a fair price.
IM inter-operability is the right thing for our customers, our businesses and the industry as a whole,
IM interoperability is the right thing for our customers, our businesses and the industry as a whole, and Microsoft is delighted to help lead these efforts with Yahoo.
In every other generation, the first guy to 10 million consoles was the number one seller in the generation.
I know for sure, 100 percent, we will do much, much better in Japan than we did with Xbox I, but that wouldn't be too hard.
All of our major businesses can have a short-twitch capability every six to nine months to a long-twitch capability. We can't make customers wait three to four years for things they need every few months,
has not been building all its muscles evenly.
The hackers out there are really are smart and getting smarter. We all have to run in front of them.
My industry colleagues and I remain eager to work with the Department to support the homeland security mission. We look forward to working with you to pursue opportunities for technology to make cyberspace, and the homeland, more secure.
Rick has worked closely with me analyzing the company's structure to determine how we could improve our internal processes and maximize opportunities for growth,
It is not designed to address a short-term issue, it's designed for the long run,
Just as we succeeded on the on the desktop, we will strive to succeed in services on the Web,