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  • Ballmer on Nokia: Really looking forward to bunch of new devices next week

    Ballmer on Nokia: Really looking forward to bunch of new devices next week

    Did he say Multiple 19 October 2011 2:26 GMT

    Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, has said that he is really looking forward to the "bunch of new devices running Windows Phone" about to be announced at Nokia World, suggesting multiple devices from the Finnish company running Windows Phone 7.

    The...

  • Ballmer talks up

    Ballmer talks up 'dawning' of Windows tablets, as Windows 7 continues to sell well

    400m W7 licences sold 11 July 2011 21:36 GMT

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that Windows 8, the company’s next version of its operating system, will be the “dawning of Windows slates” at the company’s annual Worldwide Partners Conference.

    Ballmer took to...

  • Microsoft's Ballmer admits Windows Phone 7 sales still small

    Microsoft's Ballmer admits Windows Phone 7 sales still small

    But "a heck of a year" 11 July 2011 21:23 GMT

    Steve Ballmer, the head honcho at Microsoft, has acknowledged that, almost a year after its launch, the Windows Phone 7 market share is still incredibly small compared to that of Android and the iPhone. However, he was still confident that it had been...

  • Steve Ballmer photo by jdlasica

    Ballmer must go, says Microsoft shareholder

    Stuck in the past 26 May 2011 11:41 GMT

    David Einhorn, the manager in charge of Microsoft shareholder Greenlight Capital hedge fund, has called for Steve Ballmer to step down from his position as CEO of the software giant, claiming that he is responsible for a stand still in stock valuation...

  • Windows 8 coming for slates, tablets, PCs in 2012

    Windows 8 coming for slates, tablets, PCs in 2012

    Confirmation from Ballmer himself 24 May 2011 10:04 GMT

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on great form over in Japan at the Microsoft Developers Forum.

    First up, he got the Windows Phone 7 fanboys all worked up promising 500 new features for the platform, and now he's got the PC world all a flutter...

  • Windows Phone 7.5 to add 500 new features

    Windows Phone 7.5 to add 500 new features

    Mango statement from Ballmer 23 May 2011 15:22 GMT

    The most famous bald bonce in tech, that belonging to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, took to the stage in Japan at Microsoft's Developer Forum (accompanied by the rest of his body, of course) over the weekend - where he stated that the Windows Phone...

  • Microsoft to Nokia's rescue?

    Microsoft to Nokia's rescue?

    Google talks have taken place too apparently 10 February 2011 11:55 GMT

    The Windows Phone 7 Nokia rumours have been intensified with both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal running reports saying that Microsoft and the Finnish mobile manufacturer have been in talks.

    The WSJ suggests that an announcement could...

  • Ballmer: Xbox isn't a gaming console

    Ballmer: Xbox isn't a gaming console

    What is then Steve, a lawnmower? 17 January 2011 13:46 GMT

    You can always rely on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to drop a few brilliant soundbites when he opens his mouth, and his latest revelation is a corker.

    Because you know that Xbox 360 that you've got sitting under your TV? You know, the device...

  • Kinect coming to PC. gaming, kinect, microsoft, Microsoft Kinect, Steve Ballmer, ces2011 0

    Kinect coming to PC

    CES 2011: Ballmer confirms it to the BBC 7 January 2011 18:13 GMT

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed in an interview with the BBC that Kinect is going to be PC-compatible.

    When asked if we'd eventually be able to plug the Kinect into a PC he replied:

    "We'll support that in a formal way, in...

  • Facebook streaming for Microsoft CES 2011 keynote. tablets, internet, online, facebook, Microsoft, ces2011, Steve Ballmer,  0

    Facebook streaming for Microsoft CES 2011 keynote

    CES 2011: Ballmer and gang to kick off show 5 January 2011 15:05 GMT

    Fancy watching a bald man get excited on stage in Nevada? Well, tough luck because Elton John's Red Piano show isn't on at the moment.

    But there is another follically-challenged gent who'll be appearing on stage in Vegas this week - Microsoft's...

  • Microsoft to show off a slew of tablets at CES

    Microsoft to show off a slew of tablets at CES

    Windows 8 could get a demo as well 14 December 2010 9:32 GMT

    Who knew that the collective noun for a group of tablets was a "slew"?

    Not us, but that's the word that The New York Times has gone with when it describes just how many slate devices Microsoft will be showing off at CES in January.

    The...

  • Ballmer: Windows tablets

    Ballmer: Windows tablets "job one urgency"

    Microsoft CEO promises tablets by the end of the year 30 July 2010 8:47 GMT

    Steve Ballmer has re-iterated what he stated during his keynote at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference - that Windows based tablets are a priority for his company and that we should be seeing some devices in the market before the year is up.

    "They'll...

  • Windows 7 tablets incoming

    Windows 7 tablets incoming

    Devices to hit the shops in the coming months according to Ballmer 12 July 2010 15:32 GMT

    We've seen a few demoed, in particular those by Asus and MSI at Computex, and there is of course the Archos 9, but we're still waiting for the mass release of Windows 7 tablets.

    But that wait could soon be over with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer...

  • Rumour smashed: Steve Ballmer not speaking at Apple WWDC

    Rumour smashed: Steve Ballmer not speaking at Apple WWDC

    Lies, damn lies, it seems 27 May 2010 22:08 GMT

    You know how we reported earlier about a rumour that Microsoft's Ballmer was to speak at Apple WWDC.

    Well turns out it was all made up by the analyst Trip Chowdhry at Global Equities Research, presumably to trick us and everyone else who fell...

  • Microsoft's Ballmer to speak at Apple WWDC?

    Microsoft's Ballmer to speak at Apple WWDC?

    Arch rival's CEO set to take to the stage during Apple keynote 27 May 2010 10:44 GMT

    You may have just seen the story regarding Apple overtaking Microsoft as the world's biggest tech company. Well, maybe Apple is feeling sorry for its nemesis, as rumours persist that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is going to be given a 7-minute slot...

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