Ballmer Irrelevant?
Business 2.0 says Ballmer is irrelevant. It’s typical that the tech press is repeating rumors, speculation, and basically piling on. I hate to be a Kool-aid pimp, but this is just silly. Ballmer came on-board when everyone said Microsoft was dead, and he doubled revenues in a six-year period. I challenge anyone to name a CEO who could have done that with a company Microsoft’s size, and with the challenges Microsoft was facing. I understand the need to blame people for things (like the issues inherent in the transition from growth stock to blue chip), but I think Ballmer is the wrong guy to blame. He’s done a great job facing the company’s problems, and as the recent changes show, he continues to do the right thing. It’s just insane to think that someone else would do a better job.