Balmer to retire within 12 months • Non-Gaming • News and Politics • Eurogamer.net

Ignatius_Cheese Moderator 23 Aug 2013 14:23:27 11,048 posts
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Wahoo!

Commander-Keen 23 Aug 2013 14:25:37 915 posts
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I love the fact that shares in Microsoft have surged in value on this announcement! Youwch!

Balmer always reminded me of the sort of bullish American general you'd see in films / comedies who charge in without thinking and would inevitably end up getting blown to pieces.

Deleted user 23 August 2013 14:25:55

Shares in Old Spice antiperspirant plummet.

neilka 23 Aug 2013 14:26:38 21,199 posts
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HE IS A CUPCAKE.

Well at least 90% cupcake anyway.

MrTomFTW Best Moderator, 2016 23 Aug 2013 14:26:42 47,491 posts
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Retirement retirement retirement retirement!
Retirement retirement retirement retirement!
Retirement retirement retirement retirement!

/stomps around

Blerk Moderator 23 Aug 2013 14:28:22 48,227 posts
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There may be hope for Microsoft yet!

X201 23 Aug 2013 14:30:00 18,457 posts
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Distinct lack of Balmer gifs in this thread.

Poor show chaps

neilka 23 Aug 2013 14:30:03 21,199 posts
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Any word yet on whether or not he expects us to smile?

senso-ji 23 Aug 2013 14:39:08 8,282 posts
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Not sure this is such good news. Balmer was changing Microsoft from a software company into a device and services focussed one and the new CEO is, according his press release, expected to follow that direction. We could end up with someone who's just as incompetent unless MS start taking more risks in R&D.

Commander-Keen 23 Aug 2013 14:40:21 915 posts
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Yeah.

Fake_Blood 23 Aug 2013 14:50:04 8,442 posts
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I think that guy is 100% all the time on coke.

MrDigital 23 Aug 2013 20:59:03 1,885 posts
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Not sure how good he was at leading Microsoft, but he seemed like an alright guy, albeit a bit eccentric.

Anthony_UK 23 Aug 2013 21:01:17 2,919 posts
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Commander Keen wrote:
I love the fact that shares in Microsoft have surged in value on this announcement! Youwch!

Balmer always reminded me of the sort of bullish American general you'd see in films / comedies who charge in without thinking and would inevitably end up getting blown to pieces.

+1 exactly this!

The more I read about him the more I have this exact picture of him. 'I'm going to bury Google!' and the 'The iPhone won't sell' are two of his amazing claims and predictions.

That he said Microsoft 'wouldn't ever be first to market, but will be the first to make a profit' just sums the guy up.

Deleted user 23 August 2013 21:16:29

Don Mattrick.

You heard it here first.

X201 23 Aug 2013 22:02:51 18,457 posts
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Commander Keen wrote:

Yeah.

BBC have just used this at the start of the 10 o'clock news :-)

ronuds 23 Aug 2013 22:25:09 21,781 posts
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I read this in an article concerning his retirement and thought it was pretty funny.

In regular early trading, Microsoft shares were up 7% in to $34.68. Since Ballmer owns some 333 million shares, news of his retirement actually boosted his own net worth by about $1 billion.

Not a bad retirement package then!

Deleted user 23 August 2013 22:54:53

He was a great man who did many great things.�

localnotail 23 Aug 2013 23:33:59 23,072 posts
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That's just bonkers.

Deleted user 23 August 2013 23:38:21

He was a great big man who did many great dances?