12 months is a long time. The circus train hasn't left town just yet.

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Speculation is that the guy that was head of Win8 development (Strakovsky?...something like that...the one that got fired after it was released) is in the top running for the job. Who knows how that will turn out...we know how well Win8 was received...


=-Rigs-=

Rest in Peace, Steve. Rest in Peace.

(Meaning: Please don't come back!)

ASeven wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 17:12:
Now I'm curious to know who will replace him.

Pee Wee Herman sounds like a perfect fit.

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 19:24:
Wow -- was watching CNBC and they said today someone bought 20k MSFT $45 Jan 15 calls for $0.75 each. It was up 7.29% today to $34.75. So, basically someone is betting MSFT will go up more than another 30% in the next 16 months. Assuming they meant 20k contracts, which is usually what you do when you talk options, that means someone bet $1.5M.

See, that's the difference between a good leader and a bad one. A good leader departs and stock goes down. A bad one leaves and stock goes up. I bet a lot of MS shareholders are breaking out the bubbly tonight! If I owned any considerable stock in the company I sure as hell would. Hell, I'm raising a beer to his departure right now! Cheers!

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Wow -- was watching CNBC and they said today someone bought 20k MSFT $45 Jan 15 calls for $0.75 each. It was up 7.29% today to $34.75. So, basically someone is betting MSFT will go up more than another 30% in the next 16 months. Assuming they meant 20k contracts, which is usually what you do when you talk options, that means someone bet $1.5M.

The only valid candidate for the job is Gabe Newelle. He might eat them out of house and home but at least he understands customers.

Good. Now get a CEO that shuts down the entire fucking Xbox travesty and bring back the PC to pre-Shitbox strength. kthx.

This was more than likely a move forced by the shareholders. The failing sales of Win8 and their tablet, plus all the debacle of the Xbone and the constant 180s have forced them to finally retire this clown.

Now I'm curious to know who will replace him.

When I read this story on slashdot, me and my roommate went to the store and bought cookie dough and then baked and ate a batch of Steve Ballmer Is Retiring cookies.

True story.

They need more than just a new CEO, they need to reinvent their entire business culture. Google has taken over as the relaxed think tank college campus that Microsoft used to be. If they can't get rid of the large business bureaucracy then nothing is going to change for the better.

Ryan Lange wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 15:02:
He might be referring to Office 365, their online version of Office. Office itself is pretty nice, although I despise the latest version for using that horrific, flat, monochromatic color scheme that they introduced with Visual Studio 2012.

I actually like a dark color theme for dev work. But definitely don't like their look & feel trend with Office 2013, Lync 2013, Windows 8, Server 2012, etc etc

D_K_night wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 15:46:

wtf_man wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 15:28:
I'm still not buying an XBone... nor Windows 8.x.

Not even if they bring back the Start Menu?

Actually the pseudo start menu in 8.1 is good enough to me. The built-in ads / bing search, and the flat (non-aero glass) look... turns me off.

/shrug

Good news I hope!

IMO the biggest failures of Microsoft have consistently been that they get complacent then get overly greedy and ruin what is a good thing. The Xbone is the latest and perhaps best example of this.

Another example being the DX10 debacle. Up until that point, the DirectX's were a steady and consistently improving and the market loved it. Then they got overly greedy and killed the goose that laid the golden egg with DX10 in several ways. So they got a new goose, DX11 and so far, so good. But now they are back at it, dropping Win7 from future DX's? Anyway this is just an example..

There are other examples where they get overly greedy and ruin things. Win8's forced tablet UI is another.

wtf_man wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 15:28:
I'm still not buying an XBone... nor Windows 8.x.

Not even if they bring back the Start Menu?

Somehow I picture a angry mob of disgruntled customers with torches and pitchforks storming the castle.
I hope Ballmer doesn't fall out of a Window on his way out.
But, I've got to give him credit... Steve did the impossible by making many desktop Windows 8 users miss DOS.

I'm still not buying an XBone... nor Windows 8.x.

He might be referring to Office 365, their online version of Office. Office itself is pretty nice, although I despise the latest version for using that horrific, flat, monochromatic color scheme that they introduced with Visual Studio 2012.

Creston wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 13:07:

Prez wrote on Aug 23, 2013, 12:57:
USA Today is reporting that he will be getting $560 million extra on his departure due to the stock jump at the news of his resignation (on paper anyway). That is just obscene.

I think they mean that the value of his personal shares increased by 8%, thus he's worth $560 million more?

That is what I meant too! Of course I didn't convey it very well.