steve ballmer

Microsoft’s final CES keynote and what it means for Kinect

Extremetech  Wed, 01/11/2012 - 09:00

It’s official: Microsoft Kinect for Windows goes live on February 1. Announced by Steve Ballmer at Microsoft’s final CES keynote, the technology is coming with the official Microsoft Kinect SDK, which has been in beta testing since June 2011, and includes Near Mode, a setting to focus and trail objects as close as 50cm away — perfect for at-the-desk use.


 

Man Survives Steve Ballmer's Flying Chair To Build '21st Century...

Linux Today  Wed, 11/23/2011 - 00:00

Wired: Mark Lucovsky was the other man in the room when Steve Ballmer threw his chair and called Eric Schmidt a “fucking pussy.”


 

Windows 8 for Windows Phone?

Redmond Developer News | News  Fri, 11/18/2011 - 16:06

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer outlined the company's progress and fielded questions from shareholders at the company's annual meeting on Tuesday.

In response to a question about whether Microsoft faced a post-PC market, Ballmer gave a reply that had many people thinking that Windows 8 would be replacing the Windows Phone mobile OS.


 

Should Microsoft buy Yahoo?

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 10/06/2011 - 12:13

Steve Ballmer and Co. are reportedly weighing a multibillion-dollar bid for the troubled internet portal


 

Microsoft Blaming 'Piracy' Rather Than Basic Economics For Its S...

Techdirt  Fri, 05/27/2011 - 11:13

Steve Ballmer is the latest Microsoft exec to whine about how much "piracy" is costing the company in China, noting that they make so much less in that country than in the US, despite similar numbers of PCs being sold in each country.