|
You just pipped me. I deleted my thread before I got hauled over the coals for duplicate posting.
I'm sure somebody will miss him, shirley?
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
|
|
|
|
|
The news is so good it bears repeating.
|
|
|
|
|
Like New York, New York?
<sings>
Start spreading the news,
He's leaving next year...
<shuts up>
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
|
|
|
|
|
I don't say this often, but LOL. No, I really did.
Software Zen: delete this;
|
|
|
|
|
Should have gone before Windows 8 came out.
|
|
|
|
|
DaveAuld wrote: Should have gone before Windows 8 came out was started.
IMNSHO
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
Abraham Lincoln
|
|
|
|
|
That is what I really meant!
|
|
|
|
|
Can they not send him on 12 months gardening leave too?
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
|
|
|
|
|
Leadership. Is that what he claims he's been doing?
|
|
|
|
|
Marc Clifton wrote: What do you all think about Ballmer's leadership?
I think it was sponsored by Google.
Veni, vidi, vici.
|
|
|
|
|
I think Jobs could do better - even now.
|
|
|
|
|
You know you did it wrong when the stock goes up instead of down when you announce your retirement 
|
|
|
|
|
Nicholas Marty wrote: You know you did it wrong when the stock goes up instead of down when you announce your retirement
My thoughts exactly! 
Marc
|
|
|
|
|
Are you sure it is Microsoft afterall.
Ballmer to retire in 12 months.
Ballmer to retire in 11 months.
Ballmer to retire in 10 months.
Ballmer to retire in 16 months.
Ballmer to retire in 15 months.
Ballmer to retire in 18 Years.
|
|
|
|
|
When the ship starts sinking the rats always jump first.
It may be too late for Microsoft.
|
|
|
|
|
Marc Clifton wrote: What do you all think about Ballmer's leadership?
I don't have the ability to think about non-existent things.
|
|
|
|
|
I'm not sure whats more exciting;
1. Finding out the who the new Doctor Who is?
OR
2. Finding out who will replace Ballmer?
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer)
www.simonshugar.co.uk
"If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
|
|
|
|
|
Apparently he's moving on to the company he really loved all along: Metro Inc.[^]
This message is manufactured from fully recyclable noughts and ones. To recycle this message, please separate into two tidy piles, and take them to your nearest local recycling centre.
Please note that in some areas noughts are always replaced with zeros by law, and many facilities cannot recycle zeroes - in this case, please bury them in your back garden and water frequently.
|
|
|
|
|
Steady on, what-ho, will you? I used to work for a company called MetroLink in Joburg. Ah! I see the connection, the manager who ran that was an ar$ehole as well.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
|
|
|
|
|
He wasn't too bad until he hit his second childhood, and wanted to play with baby blocks.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
|
|
|
|
|
I don't know why people hate him so much.
But IMO he is a good CEO. He has taken Microsoft from big to huge company. Microsoft is a monster company with too many products, it's a very difficult vehicle to drive, and I believe he is doing good.
Microsoft has released many remarkable products under his leadership. Even he is loud and bit crazy at times, I still like him as a person, much more than I like Steve Jobs.
I am always impressed whenever he is in the interview, he knows every bits about this huge company, not many CEOs are this much flawless when they talk about their vision. And you don't find people of his age with this much energy (No, I am not talking about - developers...developers...speech  ).
He will be very difficult to replace. 
|
|
|
|
|
Rutvik Dave wrote: Microsoft has released many remarkable products under his leadership
"Remarkable" - yes.
"Good" - no.
"Popular" - no.
"Moneymaking" - no.
The share price rose 9% when he announced he was leaving! Which kinda says that if the public think the products were cr@p (and they haven't rushed to buy 'em), and the techs think they are cr@p (and you can read that all over the place), and the market thinks they are cr@p, then who did think they were good?
I think MS will be better off without him. I certainly can't see them being much worse...
This message is manufactured from fully recyclable noughts and ones. To recycle this message, please separate into two tidy piles, and take them to your nearest local recycling centre.
Please note that in some areas noughts are always replaced with zeros by law, and many facilities cannot recycle zeroes - in this case, please bury them in your back garden and water frequently.
|
|
|
|
|
Yeah.. I guess Microsoft was already a mess before Ballmer came.. So trying to tidy up that mess was pretty difficult. However you can't always know beforhand which decisions are the right ones. They made mistakes and he's the one to bear the consequences of this.
Besides, finding a CEO for any larger company will always be difficult 
|
|
|
|
|
Nicholas Marty wrote: Yeah.. I guess Microsoft was already a mess before Ballmer came
Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 (employee #30).
I'd rather be phishing!
|
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
