Ballmer went on to announce his departure from Microsoft in August 2013. Over Ballmer's 13-year tenure as CEO, Microsoft shares lost about 30% of their value, while the S&P 500 rose roughly 22%.

By stepping down from Microsoft’s board of directors Tuesday, Steve Ballmer shed the last of his management ties to the company, ending one of the most lucrative but ultimately mixed ...

Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, was one of Bill Gates’ early hires, joining the company in 1980 as its 30th employee. After dropping out of Stanford Business School, he joined as an ...

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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer outlines how Microsoft plans to reinvent the future of documents, ... and this week’s reorganization was simply the latest milestone on its journey.

Now, please welcome Steve Ballmer. (Applause.) STEVE BALLMER: Well, thanks, and welcome to everybody. It’s a pleasure to be here with you, those of you who are here in person, and those of you joining ...

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