CEO Steven Ballmer

Thousands of people fought and sneaked their way into the Consumer Electronics Show keynote address Monday, Jan. 9. the evening affair, held in the massive Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, marked the final time Microsoft’s CEO would speak at the world’s largest electronics convention. For 14 years, either Steve Ballmer or former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has keynoted the events, but this year the company announced it would no longer do so.Microsoft’s final keynote commanded...Read Full Story

In 2010, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer missed out on 50 percent of his annual bonus because of poor performance in some newer markets (i.e. Windows Mobile / Windows Phone / tablets). In 2011, the news is not very different. Amazon.com Widgets In fact, things were basically the same in 2011 (Microsoft's fiscal year runs from July to June). Ballmer, 55, was eligible for a bonus equal to zero to 200 percent of his salary, just was in 2010. He received a bonus equal to his salary, missing out on 50...Read Full Story

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that Microsoft dodged a bullet when it failed to acquire Yahoo in 2008. In February 2008, the technology giant famously made an unsolicited $44.6 billion acquisition offer for Yahoo. Cofounder Jerry Yang (then Yahoo’s CEO) and the Yahoo board rebuffed the offer and did what it could to kill the deal. In May, Microsoft gave up. Not long after, the market crumbled as major banks failed, and the market took Yahoo down with it. Carol Bartz failed to turn the...Read Full Story

TechRadar UK Microsoft Names Myerson to Lead Windows Phone; Lees Shifts Roles BusinessWeek Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the largest software maker, named Terry Myerson as head of its Windows Phone Division, replacing President Andy Lees, who will take a new role reporting to Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. ... Lees Out in Windows Phone Division Shakeup Windows IT Pro Microsoft's Ballmer makes changes in Windows Phone leadership ZDNet (blog) Facebook (for Windows Phone) PC...Read Full Story

SEATTLE ( Reuters ) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive is slightly less popular with shareholders than he was last year, despite notching record profits in the past 12 months. Steve Ballmer , who heads the world's biggest software company, was backed by shareholders representing 92 percent of shares in this year's annual board election, according to results released on Thursday. Last year he scored almost 95 percent backing. His fellow directors, including Chairman Bill Gates , were all re...Read Full Story