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We'll miss you Bill!
Talkback If only he could convince his good friend Steve Balmer to step down aswell, maybe we'd see innovation inspired by a new generation. But that's wishful thinking, there's no one more tenetious than Mr Balmer!
[January 29, 2008, 15:42]
BSD bug found and fixed after 25 years
News All BSD derivatives were found to contain the bug, according to Marc Balmer, a Swiss developer closely involved with OpenBSD. Much to my surprise, I not only found this problem in all other BSDs or BSD-derived systems, like Mac OS X, but also in...
[May 12, 2008, 15:32]
Ballmer cites 'facts' in Microsoft's battle against Linux
Talkback So Mr Balmer people should look into choosing the correct computing platform when running mission critical processes ! Anonymous (Because I know how Mr Balmer likes to go into companies and convince management with cheaper licences etc.
[October 28, 2004, 1:57]
Is Ballmer's $100 PC possible?
Talkback Of, course Balmer is probably right! Software piracy would fall when we get the $100 machine. Such a PC will likely be unable to run Windows and may mean Linux being the only sensible option!
[November 12, 2004, 15:57]
Microsoft allows GPL
Blog Comment I wonder who's putting these ideas forward at Microsoft, Steve Balmer is a belligerent guy and publicly he's still talking about winning not working with his rivals!
[July 28, 2008, 18:58]
Ballmer's email to employees about layoffs
Blog Comment Just like Balmer is confusing revenue income with stock dividends. He wants to show "fiscal responsibility" to keep the stock price up. How long do you think it will be before he wants to cash his options and retire like his buddy Bill?
[January 24, 2009, 14:36]
Vista 'really good, really' says MS. 'Like we care?' says world
Blog Comment No wonder Balmer screams and runs around like a circus gorilla. You know if I was CEO at Microsoft .yeoooow! What a nightmare! That would be a freaking waking nightmare every day. Software that doesn't work right all the time, that gets attacked...
[July 10, 2008, 9:34]
Microsoft in Flickr rights shockr
Blog Comment I still have that image of Balmer running around on stage and screaming like a crazed ape. When you think Microsoft couldn't be any more boneheaded than they were yesterday or last week they do it again and prove you wrong.
[August 14, 2008, 9:30]
Trying to have it both ways
Talkback I picture Steve Balmer asking, before adding "we can't allow linux to gain a foothold in the PC market, we haven't fought 20+ years just to give them a free pass" Microsoft are desparate to move on from XP but this "No Frills PC" thing is beginning...
[May 22, 2008, 11:27]
A Socialist-Anarchist Computer Marketing Idea
Blog Microsoft's Balmer is likely not getting as much sleep as usual. It looks like there might be interesting times ahead. As long as the Linux adherents kept ignoring each other and not working together, the desktop space was safe and sleep for Stevie...
[February 27, 2009, 8:11]
Vista 'really good, really' says MS. 'Like we care?' says world
Blog Comment Maybe there ought to be a contest where contestants second-guess Balmer and get their management ideas voted on by other readers or maybe other CEO's. "To be CEO of Microsoft" reminds me of a movie with Whoppi Goldberg called "Eddie" where she...
[July 11, 2008, 9:14]
iPhone for enterprise? Apparently not...
Blog Comment Apart from the "outrageous price" these are all points Balmer was raising when he was interviewd on CNNBC a while back. The analysts in this case are just following orders. It is in "everyones" best interest for this product to fail and fail badly.
[April 26, 2007, 13:15]
Microsoft's antitrust concessions are 'pointless'
Talkback Have you read the "official opinion" by the ms-CEO (mr.beef stalmer, ehhh, steve balmer ;-) ) stating "Linux is a tumor" and "Open_Source slows down innovation" ? @ Jon & others who, how exceptional !
[August 1, 2005, 6:57]
Ballmer on Linux: 'The evidence is clear'
Talkback Pretty much anything you hear from Balmer - expect the opposite. It must be getting cold in Redmond - Steve's bald egg must be freezing for him to think IT security is going to go away in the next three years.
[November 4, 2004, 13:29]
Home PCs need thinning out
Talkback How long would it take for Balmer, Gates, and company to literally drool with the possibilities of your advocacy. Yep, And how long would it be until the use of these were mandatory for all citizens. How long would it be until microsoft was made...
[December 9, 2004, 17:55]
Facts or FUD?
Talkback According to Balmer, an element of this is being repaid to represent a payment to Microsoft to recompense MS for patent infringement which Novell specifically deny. In my experience, when Companies have even the slightest inclination that their...
[November 23, 2006, 13:25]
A great deal for Yahoo shareholders!
Talkback Steve Balmer mentions that they'd be able to save $1billion a year in costs by combining the two operations, seems positive, but MSN.com and Yahoo.com serve similar content, will they have to shut one of them down?
[February 1, 2008, 17:42]
Ballmer's attack on open source boosts Linux, say OSIA
Talkback If linux was not a real competitor to M$ Mr Balmer did'nt speak like he do abd like he did for Netware , Mac-os and other unix I can say to XP is a very good chance for linux desktop As i saw in my company which is jumping from W98 to XP and...
[November 2, 2004, 10:39]
Rogue code can take down Linux systems
Talkback Assume your copy of windows is (vulnerable) unless you have good reason to believe it is safe," Steven Balmer said in an advisory. Rogue click can take down Windows systems! A security flaw in the windows operating system has been discovered.
[June 17, 2004, 5:40]
Windows 7 to come in 'Steve Ballmer' edition
Blog Comment If Balmer wants to impress me he'd pay $1,000 per copy of the "signed" Win 7 disks out of his own pocket to a legitimate charity UNRELATED to Microsoft or its founders. I'm going to run out and buy my copy, right now!
[October 6, 2009, 2:40]
