http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Steve_BallmerFind stories, videos, and photos about Steve Ballmer from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:17:13 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Steve_Ballmer14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Steve Ballmer from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/technology/yahoo_microsoft_stock.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/technology/yahoo_microsoft_stock.fortune/index.htmLet's say you own shares of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo (not sure why you would, but if you do, might we suggest reading up on a little something called diversification). How did your investing day go on the day Microsoft and Yahoo announced their long-anticipated search deal?Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/29/technology/microsoft_yahoo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/29/technology/microsoft_yahoo/index.htmMicrosoft and Yahoo reached a long-awaited partnership Wednesday in a bid to challenge Google's dominance in online search.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/29/technology/microsoft_yahoo_google_search/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/29/technology/microsoft_yahoo_google_search/index.htm"Microhoo" is finally a done deal, but will it really be able to make a dent in Google's enormous search market lead?Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/28/technology/microsoft_bing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/28/technology/microsoft_bing/index.htmMicrosoft Corp. on Thursday offered Internet users a first glimpse at Bing, its fresh attempt to gain ground in the online search market.Thu, 28 May 2009 17:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/05/technology/microsoft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/05/technology/microsoft/index.htmMicrosoft said Tuesday that it is moving forward with a second wave of mass layoffs, getting the company closer to its target of 5,000 job cuts by mid 2010, according to an e-mail Chief Executive Steve Ballmer sent employees.Tue, 05 May 2009 18:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/25/news/economy/debt.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/25/news/economy/debt.fortune/index.htmThe prices of real estate, stocks and many commodities continue to plummet this year.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/reset_buzzword.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/reset_buzzword.fortune/index.htmDoom and gloom were everywhere in 2008. It's not surprising, then, that people are longing for a return to normal, or at least to something a little less painful.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/technology/microsoft_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/technology/microsoft_jobs/index.htmSoftware maker Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday it will cut up to 5,000 jobs in the next year and a half, or 5.5% of its global workforce, citing further deterioration of global economic conditions.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/08/microsoft.ballmer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/08/microsoft.ballmer/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday with an impassioned endorsement of PCs and a sneak peek at the company's future Windows 7 operating system.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/08/technology/microsoft_verizon.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/08/technology/microsoft_verizon.fortune/index.htmMicrosoft has beat out Google to become the default search provider on all phones on the Verizon Wireless network.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/21/magazines/fortune/talent_colvin.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/21/magazines/fortune/talent_colvin.fortune/index.htmIt is mid-1978, and we are inside the giant Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, looking into a cubicle shared by a pair of 22-year-old men, fresh out of college. Their assignment is to sell Duncan Hines brownie mix, but they spend a lot of their time just rewriting memos. They are clearly smart - one has just graduated from Harvard, the other from Dartmouth - but that doesn't distinguish them from a slew of other new hires at P&G.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/24/technology/ballmer_speech.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/24/technology/ballmer_speech.fortune/index.htmMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his game face Thursday and told investors it was imperative for the company to "ante up" in its struggling online business.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/23/news/msft_executive/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/23/news/msft_executive/index.htmVeteran Microsoft Corp. executive Kevin Johnson, who headed the software giant's online business and played a key role in the bid to buy Yahoo Inc., is leaving the company, Microsoft announced Wednesday.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821344,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1821344,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! hits Month 6, Josh Quittner compares the takeover attempt to a classic Mongol siegeWed, 09 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/technology/icahn_yahoo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/technology/icahn_yahoo.fortune/index.htmCarl Icahn published an open letter to Yahoo shareholders Monday in which he disclosed that he has spoken several times to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer over the past week: "Several of our conversations have lasted as long as an hour," Icahn wrote, suggesting it was a real get-to-know-you sort of thing.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/20/technology/ballmer_0707.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/20/technology/ballmer_0707.fortune/index.htmSteve Ballmer was sobbing. He repeatedly tried to speak and couldn't get the words out. Minutes passed as he tried to regain his composure. But the audience of 130 of Microsoft's senior leaders waited patiently, many of them crying too. They knew that the CEO was choked up because this executive retreat, held in late March at a resort north of Seattle, was the last ever for company co-founder Bill Gates, as well as for Jeff Raikes, one of the company's longest-tenured executives. "I've spent more time with these two human beings than with anyone else in my life," Ballmer finally said. "Bill and Jeff have been my North Star and kept me going. Now I'm going to count on all of you to be there for me."Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/13/magazines/fortune/Print_is_dead_siklos.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/13/magazines/fortune/Print_is_dead_siklos.fortune/index.htmThe debate over the future of print media has generated some interesting sound bites of late: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told The Washington Post that ink-on-paper is dead in 10 years. Rupert Murdoch, meanwhile, expressed cautious optimism at a conference sponsored by his Wall Street Journal that print will be round for "at least 20 years, and outlive me."Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1809860,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1809860,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMicrosoft Corp. said its next operating system will be made for touch-screen applications, an alternative to the computer mouseWed, 28 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/markets/thebuzz/index.htmWay to go, Steve Ballmer. You sure showed Yahoo who's boss!Mon, 19 May 2008 18:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/15/technology/yahoo_icahn.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/15/technology/yahoo_icahn.fortune/index.htmCarl Icahn is picking up where Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer left off. And Yahoo is still digging in its heels.Fri, 16 May 2008 00:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1737364,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1737364,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHaving raised eyebrows by successfully resisting Microsoft's advances, Yahoo still needs to boost its revenues. Here's how it may try Sun, 04 May 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/03/news/companies/google.msft.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/03/news/companies/google.msft.fortune/index.htmGoogle proved to be the final straw that broke Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's back.Sun, 04 May 2008 03:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/02/technology/Kirkpatrick_Microsoft.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/02/technology/Kirkpatrick_Microsoft.fortune/index.htmOh how frustrating when the mighty haven't fallen.Fri, 02 May 2008 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1736918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1736918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMicrosoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc., according to a published reportFri, 02 May 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/magazines/fortune/microsoft_yahoo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/magazines/fortune/microsoft_yahoo.fortune/index.htmMicrosoft will report on its $44.6 billion attempt to take over Yahoo "in a very short order," CEO Steve Ballmer said during a scheduled town hall meeting with employees Thursday, according to a transcript obtained by a financial blog.Thu, 01 May 2008 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1734740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1734740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMicrosoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer said customer demand may see the company reconsider a decision to stop selling the company's Windows XP operating system in JuneThu, 24 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/07/technology/yahoo_response/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/07/technology/yahoo_response/index.htmYahoo continued to reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion unsolicited bid for the company Monday.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1708993,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1708993,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMicrosoft Corp. is making an unsolicited $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo Inc., in a move to boost its competitive edge against Google Inc. in the online services marketFri, 01 Feb 2008 11:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/21/technology/DEMO_bidding_wars.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/21/technology/DEMO_bidding_wars.fortune/index.htmIt's time again for DEMO, that bi-annual entrepreneurial beauty contest where hungry startups by the dozens parade their latest creations before a who's who of Silicon Valley money men. This winter's gathering is being held at the end of January in a Marriott resort a few miles south of Palm Springs, Calif. As I write this, it is expected to draw a record number of corporate bidders. "A lot of little companies are going to be picked up in some real sweet deals," says Chris Shipley, DEMO executive producer. "We're going to see a lot of activity."Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/magazines/fortune/mehta_microsoft.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/magazines/fortune/mehta_microsoft.fortune/index.htmMicrosoft's is stepping up its quixotic, seven-year quest to become as ubiquitous on mobile phones as it is on desktops.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/30/8405483/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/30/8405483/index.htmLast month Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's notoriously bombastic CEO, set bloggers blabbing again when he went on an anti-Google tirade that was shrill even for him.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/12/commentary/captainsblog412.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/12/commentary/captainsblog412.fortune/index.htmNEXT ISSUE: Coming up, THE (one and only) FORTUNE 500 issue!!! It is an honor and a pleasure putting it together. Truly. We have some wonderful surprises in store, graphics, wonderful archival and new photography (including the baddest picture of Steve Ballmer ever taken), great stories by award-winning journalists. Exclusives from San Francisco, Austin, Minneapolis, and one story that moves around three continents in one typical week. It's what we've been doing for 77 years here - now better than ever. And they can use all the fancy German words they want and it still ain't going to change THAT!Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/02/technology/microsoft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/02/technology/microsoft/index.htmOnce-bitter software rivals Microsoft and Novell came together Thursday to make peace in the operating system world.Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/27/technology/microsoft_analysts/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/27/technology/microsoft_analysts/index.htmAt its annual financial analyst meeting, Microsoft's executives enthusiastically spoke of "a new era" in which the company will shift its focus from the PC to the Internet.Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/29/technology/msft_brain_drain.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/29/technology/msft_brain_drain.biz2/index.htmIt hasn't been a good month for Microsoft's Google-fighters. So bad that one left abruptly last week, and another decided this week to switch teams.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/16/technology/fastforward_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/16/technology/fastforward_fortune/index.htmBill Gates is leaving his day-to-day role at Microsoft, ending an epoch in American business. And now people think CEO Steve Ballmer should go, too?Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/15/technology/business2_workingtech_0615/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/15/technology/business2_workingtech_0615/index.htmNow that Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has started his two-year goodbye from a day-to-day role at the company, it's time for CEO Steve Ballmer to set a resignation date, too.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/15/technology/microsoft_news/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/15/technology/microsoft_news/index.htmMicrosoft announced Thursday that chairman and co-founder Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role at the company, effective July 2008, to spend more time working on his charitable foundation.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/19/technology/fastforward_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/19/technology/fastforward_fortune/index.htmYou might say Ray Ozzie is in training to become the next Bill Gates. Not to become the world's richest man, but rather the guy at Microsoft who does the big-picture strategic thinking to shape software and then helps develop it with company programmers.Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373041/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373041/index.htmWhen Microsoft went public in 1986, there was no 3-D videogaming, no enterprise software, and no Google.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/21/technology/personaltech/microsoft_portable_videogame/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/21/technology/personaltech/microsoft_portable_videogame/index.htmMicrosoft is weighing developing a portable device to play video games as well as music and video, according to a published report.Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/technology/ballmer_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/technology/ballmer_fortune/index.htmAfter Sony announced on Tuesday that the Playstation 3 won't launch until November, the Xbox 360 is in a better position to become the top gaming console, says Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/01/news/companies/investorsguide_microsoft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/01/news/companies/investorsguide_microsoft/index.htmCEO Steve Ballmer is wrestling with Microsoft's perpetual problem: extending its near-total dominance of operating systems into the Internet era.Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/23/magazines/fortune/stars_johnson_fortune_060206/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/23/magazines/fortune/stars_johnson_fortune_060206/index.htmKevin Johnson is an unusual specimen: a hard-headed operator with Gatesian shrewdness -- and Oprah-like personal skills. I love business, I love technology, I love customers, and I love people, he says.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/04/technology/salesforce_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/04/technology/salesforce_fortune/index.htmMicrosoft has gotten seriously behind. And this week Bill Gates finally admitted it, when he unveiled a new strategy for Microsoft to offer a wide range of software delivered over the Internet as a service, in contrast to the company's longstanding preference for software on a user's desktop.Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/09/19/8272911/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/09/19/8272911/index.htm[Sun CEO] McNealy is best known for virulent, colorful, often highly ad hominem criticisms of what he calls "Bill Gates' centrally planned economy." At a recent public appearance, he snidely referr...Mon, 19 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/technology/microsoft_successor/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/technology/microsoft_successor/index.htmA published report said that the head of Microsoft's server business could be an early front-runner to eventually run the world's No. 1 software company, although current leadership has given no indication they are anywhere close to leaving the company.Wed, 25 May 2005 10:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/04/technology/techwrap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/04/technology/techwrap/index.htmTechnology stocks rose for the fifth straight session Monday, boosted again by chipmakers, while Siebel Systems and Hutchinson Technology soared on positive quarterly earnings forecasts.Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/21/technology/gates_pay/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/21/technology/gates_pay/index.htmMicrosoft Chairman Bill Gates, the world's richest man, got a modest pay raise over the last year, according to a company filing.Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377151/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377151/index.htmThe Microsoft memo du jour, Steve Ballmer's 4,000-word epic, delivered via e-mail to 57,000 employees in July, was hardly a thriller in the same vein as, say, Bill Gates' 1995 "We've just discovere...Mon, 26 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/20/technology/microsoft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/20/technology/microsoft/index.htmMicrosoft Corp. said Tuesday it would double its cash dividend and that its board approved a plan to buy back up to $30 billion of the company's stock over the next four years.Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/07/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/07/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htmU.S. stock markets moved slightly higher at the start of trading Wednesday following news OPEC will soon boost oil production, a move that led to an easing in the price of crude oil.Wed, 07 Jul 2004 13:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374846/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374846/index.htmTony Scott has a simple message for people who make hardware and software: Listen to your customers or risk losing them. As both carrot and stick, General Motors's affable chief technology officer ...Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358824/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358824/index.htmSteve Ballmer is a man whose reputation exceeds him. Barrel- chested and bombastic, he's always been the quintessential, larger-than-life, rah-rah leader, and the perfect foil for his geeky and eru...Mon, 26 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352845/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352845/index.htmGumshoes, ex-wives, and investors take note: Through a website called the Golf Handicap and Information Network--ghin.com--anybody can get the goods on any golfer: handicaps, most recent rounds pla...Mon, 10 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/10/01/349469/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/10/01/349469/index.htmShortly after midnight on the first day of October 1997, a small band of young Microsoft soldiers sneaked onto the Mountain View, Calif., campus of then-archrival Netscape and dumped something on ...Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343088/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343088/index.htmJudging from the guests at Procter & Gamble's alumni gathering, the business world is run by Proctoids. GE's Jeff Immelt, 3M's Jim McNerney, and eBay's Meg Whitman were among 350 former P&G employe...Mon, 26 May 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/04/01/339832/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/04/01/339832/index.htmLet's be blunt: in the hands of most executives, the Gettysburg Address would sound about as inspiring as a laundry list. But don't take it personally. Dozens of land mines await even the best-prep...Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/08/325866/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/08/325866/index.htmThe old Bill, the one we all know, thought he could do it all--and pretty much did. He built the most profitable tech company in history, almost single-handedly transforming the rarefied, clubby co...Mon, 08 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/321985/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/321985/index.htmSteve Ballmer, Microsoft's 100-decibel chief executive, delivered a contrite pledge to Europe recently. Speaking to 2,500 attendees at the CeBIT technology exhibition in Hanover, Germany, last mont...Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/09/306483/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/09/306483/index.htmI know something about Microsoft no one else does: It will fail, in 2020 or 2021, although that might be a little early. Mon, 09 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/12/18/293130/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/12/18/293130/index.htmFrom that first report card to the last performance review, most people spend lots of time trying to correct their weaknesses. Marcus Buckingham's new book, Now, Discover Your Strengths (Free Press...Mon, 18 Dec 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/10/283778/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/10/283778/index.htmIt rained a little in Seattle on June 6, the day Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued his historic order to split Microsoft in two. And the 19,000 people who work at Microsoft's sprangly campus in ...Mon, 10 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/26/282971/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/26/282971/index.htmTo a casual reader buried in the sheer volume of the business press' verbiage on the Microsoft case, the future may seem cut-and-dried--Microsoft faces the guillotine. Hardly. The software giant ma...Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272829/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272829/index.htmThe Internet business is all about storytelling. With markets shifting at light speed, companies that can proffer a credible scenario for success gain a tremendous advantage. The best talkers often...Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/12/06/269968/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/12/06/269968/index.htmThe word is in: The company that for years has led the boom in stocks and technology--in the entire economy--is not only a monopolist but a threat to consumers. Now the question becomes, Are we cra...Mon, 06 Dec 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/25/267787/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/25/267787/index.htmYou can often learn as much about how business partners work together by simply watching and listening to them as by asking direct questions. Case in point: the following conversation with Bill Gat...Mon, 25 Oct 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/08/01/263975/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/08/01/263975/index.htmTUESDAY, AUG. 1, 2000: Now that the NYSE, Amex and Nasdaq have all gone over to a 24-hour trading day, a hypothetical trader's diary bears witness to the delight of stock market junkies--and insomn...Sun, 01 Aug 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/05/262436/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/05/262436/index.htmNathan Myhrvold has always been the smiling, cuddly one. Other Microsoft executives seem so laser-focused on winning that they might as well have market-share statistics imprinted on their eyelids....Mon, 05 Jul 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/26/258775/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/26/258775/index.htmFor the past eight months, ever since Bill Gates named him Microsoft's first president in seven years, Steve Ballmer has been the software giant's invisible man. He hasn't been part of the antitrus...Mon, 26 Apr 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/12/258106/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/04/12/258106/index.htmMicrosoft, a company that has turned intellectual intimidation into a core competence, is notorious for peppering job candidates with brainteasers. Steve Ballmer, the software juggernaut's presiden...Mon, 12 Apr 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/05/207333/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/05/207333/index.htmLike most things Microsoftian, the software giant's recruiting department has taken on mythic proportions. There's the story of the recent college graduate who was asked in a job interview how he w...Mon, 05 Feb 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76881/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76881/index.htmNOW THAT the global marketplace has reached adolescence, it seems almost everyone is under the covers with everyone else. IBM alone has joined in over 400 strategic alliances with various companies...Mon, 21 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDT