Steve Ballmer

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Microsoft Names New CEO, Satya Nadella

Article from Techcrunch: Microsoft has made official what we all pretty much expected: Its new CEO, replacing Steve Ballmer, is Satya Nadella. Nadella has spent 22 years at Microsoft, and was previously Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Cloud and Enterprise. Nadella also takes a position on Microsoft’s Board of Directors, and founder Bill Gates will […]

2013 – The Top 10 Tech News Stories

A look back at some of the top tech news stories that made the headlines in 2013. 1. NSA Spying Former government contractor Edward Snowden’s revelations about government spying, appearing in news stories starting in June, brought together geopolitics and the world of technology. Though the revelations sparked a lot of “I told you so” […]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Retire

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced last week that he will retire within the next 12 months, ending his reign after 33 years at the company. Until a successor is chosen, Ballmer will continue on as CEO. Many are wondering if there is more to the announcement given then lacklustre response Windows 8 has received as […]

Microsoft’s Windows 8 biggest wild card: The hardware

Article from ZDnet: The armada of hardware designed to popularize Windows 8 is starting to surface and one thing is certain: Form factors are going to be critical for Microsoft’s latest operating system and the upgrade cadence. As most tech watchers know, Microsoft launches Windows 8 on Oct. 26. The ambitious effort is Microsoft’s attempt […]