The agony of Steve Ballmer: From Monkey Boy to mogul?
No question, Steve Ballmer has always been a mogul, it just hasn’t seemed like it in the media. For instance, there’s all that “monkey boy” business on YouTube that so far has been watched 4,078,680...
View ArticleArena investors revealed: Ballmer and Nordstroms back the project
The team backing a new sports arena in Seattle began coming into focus today, with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and two members of the Nordstrom family putting their money behind the proposed venue....
View ArticlePreview: A hit with fans, Seattle arena deal goes under council scrutiny next...
A planned rally for Sonics fans at 4 p.m. today in Occidental Park is perhaps taking on even more significance, with word this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and two members of the Nordstrom...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Resign within 12 Months
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who succeeded founder Bill Gates as CEO, will retire within the next 12 months. The world's biggest software company did not name a successor, but one long-time Microsoft...
View ArticleMicrosoft at a Crossroads
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmerwill retire sometime in the next 12 months, and there’s plenty of speculation about who will succeed him.But Strategic News Service publisher and KPLU technology commentator...
View ArticleBallmer Gets Less than 'A' Grade in Compensation
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was awarded 79 percent of his target bonus for the year through June as the software giant cited falling profits for its Windows division and sluggish sales of the Surface...
View ArticleGates Chokes Up at Ballmer's Shareholder Goodbye
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates choked up while reading from prepared remarks during Steve Ballmer's final shareholders meeting as chief executive.The co-founder of the software giant said progress was...
View ArticleHow Sterling Scandal Could Get Seattle's Ballmer Inside The NBA
Now that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life from the NBA and fined $2.5 million for racist comments that were made public, basketball fans in Seattle are wondering...
View ArticleBallmer Reaches Deal To Buy Clippers For $2 Billion, Won't Move Them To Seattle
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reportedly reached a deal to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion. Sources told ESPN and other media that the agreement was signed Thursday night by the...
View ArticleWould Sterling Lawsuit Expose NBA Secrets?
The $2 billion sale of the L.A. Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is in limbo. Embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling is moving forward with his lawsuit against the NBA, saying he was...
View ArticleSteve Ballmer Resigns From Microsoft Board, Saying He'll Be Busy As New...
Former Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer is leaving the board of the software company he led for 14 years.In a letter released on Microsoft's website, Ballmer said he has confidence in...
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