Sonics Update: Steve Ballmer offers ‘characteristically enthusiastic’ presentation to NBA owners

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Whether it’s talking about Microsoft or bringing the NBA back to Seattle, Steve Ballmer certainly has lots of energy for supporting causes he believes in. Along with fellow investment partner Chris Hansen and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Ballmer was in New York City today to meet with a committee of NBA owners to present arguments for why Seattle… Read More…

Sonics update: 44K season-ticket requests and a music video featuring Macklemore

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Lots going on with the Sonics today, from a “stunning” season ticket priority wait list to a Sacramento group trying to block an arena being built in their city. But first, important to note that tomorrow is a huge day. The two leaders of the Seattle investment group trying to bring NBA basketball to Seattle… Read More…

Seattle arena renderings: The nosebleed seats look ridiculously awesome

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Seattle’s new arena could put a new meaning to the so-called cheap seats. A few weeks after the initial renderings of the city’s potential new arena were released, the Seattle investment group led by Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer just posted some more preliminary photos today. The new set shows off the “Sonic Rings,” a proposed 2,000-seat… Read More…

Sonics update: It’s turning into a Silicon Valley vs. Seattle investor showdown

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By now, you’ve likely either read or had a discussion about the Seattle vs. Silicon Valley entrepreneurial debate. Heck, the good folks over at Killer Infographics even designed the badass poster you see above that artistically describes the different characteristics of each region’s geeks. Now that discussion is moving to the basketball court. For a while, it seemed as though… Read More…

Zuckerberg leads list of most-liked CEOs; Bezos’ approval rating soars and Ballmer is a no-show in top 50

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Do you like the job your boss is doing? If you work at Facebook, Amazon.com, Salesforce.com, EMC, SAP, Apple or Google, the answer to that question is a resounding yes. The CEOs of those tech titans each scored approval ratings above 90 percent in Glassdoor’s annual ranking of the top highest-rated CEOs. (Glassdoor bases its… Read More…

Nerd Notes: Tiny planet, 3-D drawing and an iPad joystick

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Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. 3-D Pen: A new pen called the “3Doodler” will allow you to draw in 3-D. The $75 gadget is basically a 3-D printer in the form of a pen. It heats and cools plastic ink, giving users the freedom to draw real objects… Read More…

Microsoft to Sacramento: Don’t blame us for taking your NBA team

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You may have heard, people in Northern California are none too happy about a deal to sell their Sacramento Kings to a Seattle investment group that includes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, which plans to bring the team up here and call it the Sonics. But should Microsoft take the blame? No way, says the company…. Read More…

Sonics update: Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson outlines plan to keep Kings

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While the deal to bring the NBA back to Seattle is extremely close to completion, Sacramento still has a chance to keep its team in town and mayor Kevin Johnson outlined his plan Tuesday afternoon. Johnson, a former NBA point guard, spoke with confidence that the city would come up with an offer to keep… Read More…

California politician blasts Ballmer over NBA deal, seeks details on Microsoft’s state contracts

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Nasty, angry, threatening — these are words that describe a letter sent on Tuesday from a California politician intending to vilify Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Ballmer is co-leading a Seattle investment group that is extremely close to purchasing the Sacramento Kings and moving the NBA team to the Emerald City for a reported $341 million…. Read More…

Done deal: The NBA is returning to Seattle

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Seattle basketball fans have reason to celebrate this morning: The NBA is coming back to the Emerald City. We’ve been hearing several reports in the past few weeks and most recently Sunday night, but now the NBA, Chris Hansen, and the Maloof family have all officially confirmed the sale of the Sacramento Kings. The Seattle… Read More…