Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.
Steve BallmerI want to make sure (a user) can't get through ... an online experience without hitting a Microsoft ad.
Steve BallmerIf the CEO doesnโt see the playing field, nobody else can. The team may need to see it too, but the CEO really needs to be able to see the entire competitive space.
Steve BallmerLook at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the last five years. You only get that kind of performance on the innovation side, on the financial side, if you're really listening and reacting to the best ideas of the people we have.
Steve BallmerI've been doing lot of work, and hopefully will bring it to fruition in a way people can see it, really understanding - this is going to sound funny, but what does government really do, how is it really funded, and what measures exist to evaluate how it does at what it does? No forecast, no policy, no prediction, just a realistic perspective on what is. Call it like a "10k for government" we've been working on with a website, with additional data.
Steve Ballmer