Steve Ballmer

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Definition of 'Steve Ballmer'

A long-time key executive and chief executive officer of Microsoft since 2000. As Microsoft’s leader, Steve Ballmer has worked to decentralize the company, refocus its mission statement and improve its public image. As a result of his work at Microsoft, Ballmer is also one of the richest people in the world.
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Investopedia explains 'Steve Ballmer'

Ballmer became a multimillionaire when Microsoft went public in 1986. Born in 1956 in Detroit, Ballmer is well known for his outgoing and competitive personality. After graduating from Harvard University, Ballmer was hired as Microsoft's first business manager in 1980. In 2000, Ballmer became the company's CEO. In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the world’s 100 most influential people.
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    ... Gates at Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) was going to be a thankless job, and certainly
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    ... Other top tech CEOs who deserve mentioning include: Steve Ballmer (Microsoft), Jeff
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    ... The mere mention that Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Steve Ballmer and Adobe's
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  • How Microsoft Lost Its Mojo

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    ... Steve Ballmer was named CEO of Microsoft in January of 2000, a time that just so
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  • Internet Search Battle Heats Up

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    ... The new venture comes a year after a failed attempt by Microsoft CEO Steve
    Ballmer to buy Yahoo for a reported $47.5 billion. The ...

  • What Microsoft And Windows 7 Phones Are Really Up Against

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    ... The funny thing is, the competition Microsoft and CEO Steve Ballmer are gunning
    for may not even be their biggest threats - now or later. ...

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