http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/88/all xx http://www.itworld.com/windows/82027/ballmer-headlines-global-windows-7-launch-events Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage in New York Thursday, playing the role of chief salesman in a day of worldwide launch events, executive speechmaking and sales promotions meant to persuade consumers and businesses to migrate to Windows 7. http://www.itworld.com/windows/82027/ballmer-headlines-global-windows-7-launch-events#comments Operating systems Software Windows News Steve Ballmer Windows 7 windows 7 launch Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:47:16 -0400 ITworld staff 82027 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/81869/windows-7-launch-10-things-steve-ballmer-wont-say As Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer prepares to announce Windows 7, we considers what we'd really like to hear him say at the glitzy New York debut. And remember, "PC guys": This is all in good fun. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/81869/windows-7-launch-10-things-steve-ballmer-wont-say#comments Operating systems Software Windows Feature Steve Ballmer Windows 7 windows 7 launch Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:53:17 -0400 ITworld staff 81869 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/81610/microsoft-slates-office-2010-public-beta-november Microsoft will launch the public beta of Office 2010 next month, company CEO Steve Ballmer said on Monday at the company's SharePoint Conference 2009. http://www.itworld.com/internet/81610/microsoft-slates-office-2010-public-beta-november#comments SaaS Software News Microsoft Office 2010 SharePoint Steve Ballmer Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:40:20 -0400 ITworld staff 81610 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/81690/ms-wont-punish-users-switching-hosted-software Users won't be penalized for switching licenses between Microsoft's online service and internally deployed back-end infrastructure such as SharePoint and Exchange, says CEO Steve Ballmer. http://www.itworld.com/software/81690/ms-wont-punish-users-switching-hosted-software#comments SaaS Software News SharePoint Steve Ballmer Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:29:26 -0400 ITworld staff 81690 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/development/81565/microsofts-ballmer-shows-sharepoint-and-cites-its-link-economic-prosperity The Microsoft CEO appeared at SharePoint conference to discuss the upgrade to the company's collaboration platform. http://www.itworld.com/development/81565/microsofts-ballmer-shows-sharepoint-and-cites-its-link-economic-prosperity#comments Software News collaboration SharePoint Steve Ballmer Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:39:29 -0400 ITworld staff 81565 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/79284/ballmer-windows-7-worth-investment Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his sales hat Tuesday and made a case for why businesses should upgrade to Windows 7, despite an economy in which many IT budgets have been frozen or are lower than in years past. http://www.itworld.com/windows/79284/ballmer-windows-7-worth-investment#comments Windows News Steve Ballmer Windows 7 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:02:35 -0400 ITworld staff 79284 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/77452/ballmer-flogged-other-execs-over-company-meeting-messages Microsoft’s acid-tongued covert blogger Mini-Microsoft offered up a report card on Thursday’s all-company meeting at Seattle’s Safeco Field, giving CEO Steve Ballmer two zeros and accusing business division president Stephen Elop of “sucking the life out of the stadium.” http://www.itworld.com/business/77452/ballmer-flogged-other-execs-over-company-meeting-messages#comments Business Software News Microsoft Steve Ballmer Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:00:48 -0400 ITworld staff 77452 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/73249/steve-ballmers-problems-are-other-peoples-fault Why is Microsoft's CEO promising improvements in products his company doesn't make? http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/73249/steve-ballmers-problems-are-other-peoples-fault#comments Operating systems Personal tech Opinion Apple Mac OS X Microsoft Microsoft Windows Steve Ballmer Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:34:58 -0400 jfruh 73249 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/72443/mac-cadillac-computers-only-without-govt-bailout It's strange to see Apple on the 91 percent side of a market breakdown, isn't it? http://www.itworld.com/business/72443/mac-cadillac-computers-only-without-govt-bailout#comments Business Personal tech Opinion Apple Mac Microsoft PC sales Steve Ballmer Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:33:35 -0400 jfruh 72443 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/68059/ballmer-meeting-alibaba-ceo-stirs-yahoo-speculation Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer met last week with Jack Ma, the CEO of top Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, which controls Yahoo's operations in China. The meeting drove speculation in China that they may have discussed a potential Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo. http://www.itworld.com/business/68059/ballmer-meeting-alibaba-ceo-stirs-yahoo-speculation#comments Business Legal News Yahoo Alibaba intellectual property m&a Microsoft Steve Ballmer Mon, 18 May 2009 11:36:35 -0400 ITworld staff 68059 at http://www.itworld.com