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Re:90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs A... by Ensorceled on Friday September 30, 2016 @12:19PM (#12613379)
Microsoft stock was essentially flat across his entire 14 year tenure, despite being the dominate OS and Office suite that entire time. By standard measurements he was not a success.
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Re:90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs A... by dragontamer on Friday September 30, 2016 @12:57PM (#12613635)
Double the revenue, double the profits, double the employees.

The CEO doesn't control the stock price. He controls employees, revenues and profits. Lets not blame Ballmer for having the unfortunate luck to become CEO at the height of the 2001 stock bubble, and instead look at the things he actually could control.

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Re:90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs A... by Ensorceled on Friday September 30, 2016 @03:42PM (#12614770)
Wait. I was EXCLUDING the stock bubble. If you include that he's DOWN over his tenure.
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