Tag: BALLMER

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, chatted to the BBC at CES about a wide range of topics, including competition from Apple, the burgeoning 'appification' of everything, and Kinect for the PC. When asked about official support for Kinect on the PC, Ballmer says Microsoft "will support that in a formal way in the right time" -- a cop-out, basically. His impish grin does suggest it's definitely on ...

Tonight was the big CES 2011 keynote by Microsoft head honcho Steve Ballmer, and Windows on ARM took center stage. Those of you hoping to see some in-depth ARM action -- well, you'll have to wait until Microsoft and its partners have had a bit more time to flesh things out. If the interface looks familiar to you, that's because at this point we're looking at a new version of Windows beneath ...

Are you so excited about the upcoming Windows 7 launch that you just can't stop telling all your friends about how super awesome it is? I bet you're so jazzed that you'd even pay double what they're asking for Windows 7 Ultimate. That's pretty jazzed. Well, buddy, Microsoft has some amazing news for you! Hold on to your boxers. If you can find 9 chumps friends and provide a decent pitch, you ...

Have you been spending the week trying to convince your friends and family that you're not only staying in the race so that you can have some leverage in your campaign for the vice presidency? Then here are a few stories you might have missed. Don't worry, it's happened to all of us at one point or another. Microsoft: Would you use our search engine for a shiny new nickel? This week could go ...

Earlier today we covered how the Microsoft and Yahoo thing might actually go through, or go bust altogether. Long story short: Microsoft withdrew its offer. Three months after everyone went bananas because Microsoft put out the bid to buy Yahoo, Ballmer finally says it's "in the best interest of Microsoft" to withdraw its bid. And probably in the best interest of, and great relief to, Yahoo ...