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No Longhorn beta this year - Microsoft
News Windows XP SP2 is a big darn release," Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer told CNET News.com. There were plenty of people who were working on Longhorn who are now working on XP SP2 for the time being," Ballmer said.
[April 2, 2004, 8:55]
Ballmer's email to staff on latest layoffs
Blog After Microsoft announced it would lay off another 3,000 people as part of expected job cuts, CEO Steve Ballmer sent an email to the rank and file. From: Steve Ballmer Steve Here is that email, courtesy of Ina Fried at ZDNet UK's sister site CNET...
[May 5, 2009, 17:53]
Windows 7 to come in 'Steve Ballmer' edition
Blog For Steve Ballmer fans, Microsoft plans to release a special edition of Windows 7 Ultimate that comes in a package with the chief executive's signature on the front. For more on the Ballmer version of Windows 7, take a look at the CNET News.com story.
[October 5, 2009, 13:39]
EMC, Microsoft team up for share of IT budgets
News While tech spending has not evaporated, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday that most companies have mandated that their IT departments cut a significant percentage from their budgets.
[February 4, 2009, 11:35]
Microsoft scales back Longhorn for 2006 launch
News In an interview with CNET News.com last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft had made a decision to prioritize SP2 at Longhorn's expense. Ballmer said all the major components would still be part of the OS but that the company was planning to...
[April 12, 2004, 10:35]
PC makers find ways to extend XP's life
News As for whether a broader reprieve might yet come for XP, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has left the door open a crack. XP will hit an end-of-life," Ballmer said recently. ZDNet.co.uk has asked Microsoft to clarify Ballmer's statement, but...
[April 28, 2008, 14:04]
Raikes reflects on 26 years at Microsoft
News Raikes said that he had been talking with chief executive Steve Ballmer about his departure for quite a while. Steve and I have been talking for some time [about when best to retire]", he said, adding that the hiring of Elop came after he had made...
[January 11, 2008, 12:33]
Rank of tech billionaires dwindled in 2000
News Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, -$16.8bn Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer also took a substantial hit this year, as the value of his share of the software giant fell from $27.9bn to $11.2bn, a loss of $16.7bn, or 60 percent.
[January 2, 2001, 13:47]
Ballmer and McNealy play buddies
News In an interview in San Francisco with ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer and Sun chief executive Scott McNealy talked about the deal, what it means for competitors, whether Scott will stop making fun of...
[April 5, 2004, 11:25]
Ballmer rejects notion of renewed Yahoo bid
News Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer threw cold water on the notion that the software maker will return with a new bid for all of Yahoo. We are done with all acquisition discussions with Yahoo," Ballmer said, adding that he has said this on...
[November 20, 2008, 7:32]
Steering Microsoft clear of hackers
News He's not a household name, but Bob Muglia is part of a small constellation of executives that Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have repeatedly entrusted with important projects over the years. When Steve Ballmer gave his presentation at the Churchill...
[October 14, 2003, 11:25]
Microsoft: Users may have to pay for security
News Speaking to CNET News.com at a Gartner conference in Orlando, Florida, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer clarified Mundie's statement. Ballmer said Microsoft has a group chartered with developing additional security products.
[October 8, 2002, 13:23]
Ballmer talks EU, economy and virtualisation
News In an interview with CNET News.com's Ina Fried, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer talks about Windows Server 2008, as well as relations with Brussels.
[February 28, 2008, 14:58]
Microsoft meets Red Hat
News Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Red Hat's Matthew Szulik met for more than an hour at a McCormick & Schmick's restaurant in New York in late March, sources familiar with the situation said. But Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, although not commenting...
[May 11, 2005, 9:05]
Ballmer describes the 'new normal'
Blog Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Monday sent one of his periodic public emails, outlining the business realities of what he called "the new normal", Ina Fried of CNET News.com reports. From: Steve Ballmer
[September 29, 2009, 14:12]
Ballmer defends investment plans
News Despite Wall Street's negative reaction to Microsoft's plan to invest billions in its emerging businesses, chief executive Steve Ballmer told employees that "now is not the time to scale back. Throughout our history, Microsoft has won by making big...
[May 2, 2006, 10:00]
Microsoft's 'super optimistic' chief
News In describing his attitude these days, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is "super optimistic". Ballmer sat down with a group of editors and reporters from ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com just after the European Union decision and before...
[April 7, 2004, 13:15]
Ballmer: We have to think differently
News In his latest thinking about where he wants his company to go, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has produced a document that is partly a sweeping business analysis and partly a call to arms. All this is taking place at a point where Ballmer...
[June 12, 2003, 14:19]
Microsoft marks 10 years of antitrust action
News In a recent interview with CNET News.com, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer explained that the consent decree with the Department of Justice "says we can do, from a product design standpoint, most anything we think is appropriate.
[April 14, 2004, 12:30]
Microsoft mulls next XP revision
News Even though Gates and chief executive Steve Ballmer were coy with Wall Street, Longhorn is a key part of the company's financial future. SP2 was a major milestone for the Windows development team," the company said in a statement Wednesday to CNET...
[August 27, 2004, 12:40]
