<![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO? - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO? - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> How old are bill g's kids?

tonashideska

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> @greeterdan: True -- one I didn't see, and one which cites as a source a Business 2.0 story I helped with, on a topic I've followed up on over the years. Mary Jo Foley's a great reporter, but she's not the only one who's noted Microsoft's skimpy management bench.

Owen Thomas

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> Scoble? :-) No seriously, they should just break the beast apart...

asus

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> Sue Decker needs to be fired. Can anyone name someone with a worse track record? She's been a complete failure IMHO.

sggrf

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> ballmer going? should be yang, bostock, decker, jorgenson and the rest of the inept failures (yes, weiner, that means you) that have run yahoo into the ground. the company is a joke and exec management's disdain for their shareholders is appalling.

longtailwagsthevalley

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> I would like Ray Ozzie alot as next CEO. Or perhaps myself? Where can I put my candidature? ^_^

bigdowro

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> Dude, Ballmer stays. His stock price goes up Monday, he milks another billion in cash flow this month, YHOO tanks, and he is in the catbird seat with a ton of cash and premium equity to buy whoever he wants. Kudos to him for not overpaying in some testosterone laiden BS bid.

BTW, where the heck were the Wall Street Gurus Ms. Decker and Mr. Jorgenson during this whole thing? Looks like they kept their heads down because they knew that there was no way to win.

MSFT was brilliant again. That's why they are the most valuable technology company in the world. (worth approximately the entire value of GOOG + ORCL).

johnderby

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> Hey...this entry seems an awful lot like a post on News.com from three days earlier: [www.news.com]

greeterdan

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> I have it on good authority that William Shatner is next in line.

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]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> I'd throw my hat in for J Allard, VP or President of MS's entertainment division. XBOX and Zune (despite not selling well) are pretty impressive innovations. If Windows 7 is Vista 2, Microsoft might need to look elsewhere to generate that cash money.

Randall

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> That Ted guy from Gateway with the cowboy hat - but after President Bumblef*** I guess the cowboy thing is toxic waste now.

BobDope

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> >>Ray Ozzie, a respected innovator, has yet to introduce any game-changing new products.

Live Mesh.

The Brain

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> @BartKela: Trader Joe? Yes!

snarkotic

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> Or how about Max Mosley? I have a scene in mind with foxy Microsoft Bob PMs...

googoobaby

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> DRAFT Carly Fiorina!

ScalaWag

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> How about Chemical Ali? They haven't hanged him yet.

googoobaby

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> Isn't Ed Zander available?

Honestly, I'd *love* to see TJ run Microsoft.

BartKela

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> What's that John Sculley guy doing? Gilbert Amelio's probably available.

BobDope

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> He's a bit underqualified, but former Cisco exec Charles Giancarlo would be a decent choice.

There's nothing wrong with some outside blood, he has a decent track record (CSCO has far outperformed MSFT after 2001), and he's used to dealing with products for both corporate customers and consumers.

That said, his background is more in hardware than software (though as MS competes with Apple, sells the Xbox, and is working on an interactive coffee table and software in cars, hardware going to play a larger role in MS's future, and Giancarlo has experience developing "solutions," not just prodcuts), and while he was the heir apparent to a large tech company, Microsoft is about 50% larger.

sample032

]]> <![CDATA[Is Ballmer on his way out -- and if so, who's the next CEO?]]> I don't think Ballmer will be asked to leave unless or until Bill loses faith in him.

deathbychichi

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