Not only because the product wasn't a great product, but remember it took us five or six years to ship it. Then we had to sort of fix it. That was what I might call Windows 7.
Steve BallmerI think these things social networks are going to have some legs,and yet there's a faddishness, a faddish nature about anything that basically appeals to younger people.
Steve BallmerOur industry is going through quite a wave of innovation and it's being powered by a phenomenon which is referred to as the cloud.
Steve BallmerAs a shareholder I have expressed my frustration with not getting more information about revenue and margins from the cloud.
Steve BallmerI meet with Satya [Nadella] what probably amounts to four or five times a year - either to brainstorm something or just as a shareholder, we'll sit down and chat. That's always quite helpful for me and hopefully him in terms of thinking things through. I still have a number of friends and colleagues who occasionally want to brainstorm or chat about something, and that's always fun.
Steve Ballmer