Microsoft is in the process of almost completely unraveling its $7 billion acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business, and before that the company wrote off essentially the entire value of its… Read More
When he’s not firing up the crowd with massive trampoline dunks, dancing wildly to Fergie or inviting Kanye West to lunch, Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is building one of the… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has once again been declared the richest person in the U.S., with a net worth of $76 billion, according to Forbes. That’s hardly news anymore. But… Read More
Microsoft says it will scale back its smartphone hardware business even more, cutting 1,850 additional jobs and taking a $950 million charge as the company pulls back further from its ill-fated $7… Read More
Earlier Sunday, rapper Kanye West voiced his displeasure with the Los Angeles Clippers’ new mascot. Now, it appears he’s set himself up for a meeting with Steve Ballmer. West, the… Read More
Steve Ballmer, the fiery former chief executive of Microsoft, has voiced support for the software giant’s recent move to cozy up to the Linux operating system. That’s a dramatic change… Read More
Call him Air Ballmer. The Los Angeles Clippers unveiled a new mascot during halftime of their 105-95 win over Brooklyn on Monday night, but it was former Microsoft CEO and… Read More
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been quietly working on a project that he describes as a “10-K for government,” a reference to the annual filing that public companies make… Read More
When he’s not playing video games with Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch, Conan O’Brien is apparently sitting courtside with Steve Ballmer, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. Monday night, O’Brien… Read More
Bill Gates sold more than $1.5 billion worth of Microsoft stock in 2015 — topping the list of U.S. corporate insiders who sold the most stock in their companies through Dec.… Read More
“That won’t work.” That’s what former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said while listening to current Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella describe the company’s strategy for getting more apps onto Windows Phone.… Read More
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dealt with his fair share of grumbling from investors during his 14 years at the helm, but now the tables have turned. While his successor,… Read More
BELLEVUE, Wash. — We’re in the front row for Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting. Follow our coverage below, and stream the event via Microsoft’s event site. Microsoft shares are up nearly 15… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Editor’s Note: Bill Gates Sr. died on Sept. 14, 2020. This profile, reported in 2015 for GeekWire by journalist Lisa Stiffler, is one of the definitive… Read More
Steve Ballmer isn’t really into Halo, but he’s still excited about Microsoft’s impact on the future of gaming. Just days before Halo 5 debuts to millions of gamers around the world on… Read More
According to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, people don’t really like working at Amazon. In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg TV, which covered everything from Ballmer’s investment in Twitter to… Read More
Steve Ballmer now owns the same percentage of Twitter as he does of Microsoft. The former Microsoft CEO today confirmed with Bloomberg that he owns a 4 percent stake in the… Read More
Microsoft and its former CEO Steve Ballmer each signed big checks this week that will help send more low- and middle-income students seeking STEM degrees to college in Washington State.… Read More
Yes, his Los Angeles Clippers may have advanced to the playoffs this past season, but Steve Ballmer still has no idea what he’s doing as an NBA franchise owner. That’s at… Read More
Mark Cuban and Steve Ballmer, tech billionaires and NBA franchise owners, have cleared the air. That’s according to a post Cuban published on Cyberdust, the messaging app he helped create. The Dallas… Read More
Mark Penn, the political strategist and advertising executive known for his work on the Clinton presidential campaigns, is leaving Microsoft as part of broader management shakeup announced by the company this morning.… Read More
Steve Ballmer may be retired from Microsoft, but he clearly hasn’t lost his emotional fire. That much was evident, again, during last night’s NBA playoff Game 6 between the Ballmer-owned Clippers… Read More
This might be my favorite picture of 2015 so far: It’s Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hanging out with his pal Shawn Carter — also… Read More
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer apparently has something else to dance about this week. It’s being reported that he is moving into some deluxe accommodations in the sky. The Puget… Read More
We’ve been waiting since October for this. On Saturday at 12:30 p.m. PT, the Los Angeles Clippers will face off against the Dallas Mavericks in a matchup between two of the… Read More
Some news to report this evening: Steve Ballmer loves dancing wildly to Fergie. The former Microsoft CEO and current Los Angeles Clippers owner broke out his best moves at tonight’s… Read More
The Internal Revenue Service is petitioning a federal court to compel a who’s who of former Microsoft executives — including longtime CEO Steve Ballmer and former Windows chief Jim Allchin — to… Read More
Here’s some friendly words of encouragement from one NBA owner to another. I hope you suck. That’s what Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, the outspoken and trash-talking tech billionaire, had… Read More
Steve Ballmer returned to his alma mater of Harvard University to provide computer science students insights about what he learned over his career at the university that served him well… Read More