On: Ballmer on Ballmer: His Exit From Microsoft

[redthrowaway]

It's refreshing to see Ballmer's attitude towards Microsoft: he's willing to do whatever's in the best interests of the company, even if he personally would prefer to stay around longer (and make more money in so doing). How many professional CEOs can you say the same of? How many people who worked their way up the rungs of leadership would voluntarily step aside, thinking they weren't the right person for the job?

[chris_wot → redthrowaway]

Dude, that's a very one sided article. It looks like he was pushed.

[srj → redthrowaway]

Considering there was no successor ready to take his place at the time of the announcement I think it's more likely that he was pushed out.

[keithpeter → redthrowaway]

I take your point, but can making more money possibly mean anything to Ballmer?

Isn't it more about what Gates said (basically meaning and Microsoft being Gates' and Ballmer's big project)?

[mathattack → keithpeter]

Yes - for them the share price isn't about the cash, it's about keeping score.