Steve Ballmer blew up at the Microsoft board before retiring
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Ballmer got into a shouting match with Microsoft's board when directors said they didn't want to buy Nokia and start making smartphones. Ballmer told the board last June that if he didn't get what he wanted, he wouldn't be CEO any more.
In the end, it seems he threw one tantrum too many.
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Ballmer got into a shouting match with Microsoft's board when directors said they didn't want to buy Nokia and start making smartphones. Ballmer told the board last June that if he didn't get what he wanted, he wouldn't be CEO any more.
In the end, it seems he threw one tantrum too many.
That guy should never have had a leadership position. Sounds a bit like our last Prime Minister (Gordon Brown)
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Ballmer got into a shouting match with Microsoft's board when directors said they didn't want to buy Nokia and start making smartphones. Ballmer told the board last June that if he didn't get what he wanted, he wouldn't be CEO any more.
In the end, it seems he threw one tantrum too many.
Gotta disagree. Nokia had MS exactly where it wanted them. All they needed to do was to threaten to go fully android if MS didn't agree to the deal and MS's choices were either pay whatever they demanded or abandon mobile and slit their own throat. :doh:
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