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Dividend increase is the latest sign of change at Microsoft

Microsoft is boosting its quarterly dividend to 28 cents a share, a 5 cent increase — slightly more than Wall… Read More

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Bill Gates needs to come back to Microsoft and fire some people

SAN FRANCISCO — When Michael Arrington asked Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff who the next CEO of Microsoft should be on… Read More

New Seattle arena renderings show off gigantic outdoor LED board

After the bid to bring the Sacramento Kings to Seattle this fall crumbled in May, we don’t know when or if… Read More

Alan Mulally shoots down Microsoft CEO rumors, will stay at Ford through 2014

One of the more interesting candidates we’ve heard discussed as the possible next Microsoft CEO is Ford’s Alan Mulally, interesting… Read More

Microsoft’s Xbox team isn’t changing direction with company reorg — for now

Microsoft is going through some serious changes. The company is getting into the smartphone business by acquiring Nokia, CEO Steve Ballmer… Read More

Make no mistake: Nokia is Microsoft’s biggest deal ever

Yes, in raw numbers, Microsoft is paying less for Nokia’s Devices & Services business than it did for Skype —… Read More

The demise of Contour; Steve Ballmer’s surprising exit; and other top posts of the month

August is supposed to be the month when the tech industry takes a breather, relaxing for a few moments before… Read More

Here’s who the Vegas bookies think will be Microsoft’s next CEO

In the rare case that you and your tech buddies were placing bets on who will become Microsoft’s next… Read More

Microsoft’s next CEO needs to consider these 10 changes

Steve Ballmer announcing his intent to leave Microsoft was unexpected and potentially a watershed moment for the company and also… Read More

Ballmer’s exit: New questions about Microsoft’s explanation

To fully grasp the significance of Steve Ballmer’s retirement announcement, first go back to 2008, when the Microsoft CEO told… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Ballmer stepping down, Plants vs. Zombies 2, the ‘Jobs’ movie and a slice of Raspberry Pi

We’ve got an epic GeekWire podcast for you this week, with an extended version of our weekly news segment, featuring… Read More

Reaction: Here’s what people are saying about Steve Ballmer’s stunning decision to step down from Microsoft

Steve Ballmer’s retirement news today certainly grabbed the attention of the tech industry. (The top 13 stories on TechMeme are… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur starts petition asking Steve Ballmer to create $500M startup fund

What’s Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer going to do next? That’s a question that folks around Seattle are wondering after the… Read More

Video: Here’s our inside take on Steve Ballmer’s exit (and potential successors)

What’s behind Steve Ballmer’s exit as Microsoft CEO? Where does this leave the company? Is there more to the story… Read More

In the end, Ballmer’s biggest failing was his own optimism

One of Steve Ballmer’s greatest attributes as Microsoft’s CEO has been his eternal optimism and enthusiasm — his ability to… Read More

From ‘Monkey Boy’ to Developers: 6 classic videos of Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer

We’ve loved watching Steve Ballmer over the years, talking about technology, and, yes, occasionally going nuts on stage. So, in… Read More

NBA, philanthropy, startup seed fund: What’s next for Steve Ballmer?

The big news Friday morning hailed from Redmond with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s decision to retire within the next year.… Read More

Microsoft’s next CEO: Maritz, Sinofsky and more possible candidates to replace Ballmer

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s decision to step down, announced this morning, is remarkable in part because it confirms the company’s… Read More

Poll: What do you think about Steve Ballmer stepping down?

We already know how Wall Street feels about Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement plans. Shares of the company soared more… Read More

Full text: Microsoft CEO Ballmer’s email on his decision to step down

Here’s the memo sent by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to employees this morning, announcing his plans to retire from the… Read More

Microsoft’s Ballmer retiring in 12 months, stock surges on news, no successor named

In a massive and surprising shift for Microsoft and its longtime leader, the company announced this morning that embattled CEO Steve… Read More

BallmerDrive, LiveDrive, MetroDrive: What should Microsoft rename SkyDrive?

Microsoft will be ending its use of the “SkyDrive” brand name as part of a settlement reached today with British Sky… Read More

Reports: Ballmer confirms next-gen Surface on the way

Despite disappointing early results for its homegrown tablet, Microsoft is pressing ahead with its Surface hardware strategy, preparing a next-generation… Read More

Analyst: ValueAct has good chance to grab a seat on Microsoft’s board

As the dust settles from Microsoft’s big earnings miss last week, the attention is turning to an expected attempt by… Read More

Report: ValueAct talks with Microsoft about board seat, questions lack of CEO succession planning

Activist investment firm ValueAct Capital has held talks with members of Microsoft’s board about its desire to pursue a board… Read More

Ballmer’s ‘One Microsoft’: One decade too late?

Back in the spring of 2002, more than a decade ago, the big news coming out of Redmond was that… Read More

Transcript: Ballmer and Microsoft’s new leaders explain the big reorg

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and the company’s newly announced leadership team answered a wide range of questions about the “One… Read More

Ballmer’s big bet will reshape Microsoft — with lots of risk

How can a company of more than 90,000 employees become more nimble and competitive? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laid out… Read More

Full text: Ballmer promises ‘One Strategy, One Microsoft’ in memo to employees

Here’s the full text of the memo from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer outlining the sweeping reorganization of the company, as… Read More

‘One Microsoft’: Ballmer unveils massive overhaul, vows to change how Microsoft does business

Microsoft will reorganize into four engineering groups, centralize its core business functions, reshuffle its executives, rearrange its product teams, discard the… Read More