Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010

Re:Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010 by edw519 on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @01:41PM (#864709)

2 ways to have $1 billion:

1. Start with a game changing idea in a rapidly evolving market. Assemble a great team. Execute flawlessly. Take advantage of every opportunity. Minimize mistakes. Get a little lucky.

2. Be Steve Ballmer and start out with $2 billion.

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Re:Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010 by wglb on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @12:22PM (#905660)

Or, "the easiest way to make a small fortune is to start with a large one"?

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Re:Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010 by crystalis on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @03:16PM (#864965)

Have you even tried to contribute to the discussion?

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Re:Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010 by RyanMcGreal on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @03:38PM (#865001)

Sometimes a negative object lesson is helpful.

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Re:Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010 by edw519 on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @03:59PM (#865061)

The owners of Microsoft have lost half their equity under Ballmer's stewardship. If his #1 responsibility isn't to preserve and grow the owners' equity, I don't know what is. (Think about it, if you had sold all your Microsoft stock when Ballmer took over and put it in the bank, you'd have twice as much money now.)

I think my little analogy was a pretty illustrative contribution. Why don't you?

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Re:Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010 by elblanco on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @04:09PM (#865090)

I thought it was funny.

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