Its not Steve Ballmer's fault. Microsoft just has an outdated business model/infrastructure. Their business model is Enterprise software development and sales,

Its not Steve Ballmer's fault. Microsoft just has an outdated business model/infrastructure. Their business model is Enterprise software development and sales, which is a problematic model due to many reasons (slow development, piracy, open source alternatives, etc). Microsoft's approach to competition (throwing money to develop copies of other company's products) was devastating to many Enterprise level companies during that era. However, in the era of the web that approach to competition fails miserably, and its not something I'd expect the older generation (which wasn't weaned on the web) to understand. What Microsoft needs is not a new CEO - its a new business directive that combines Enterprise level software with web-based initiatives in a startup mindset. Basically, they should create a Y-combinator for themselves with the ability to "buy out" whatever people make. Of course, I think Microsoft should have given up software development long ago and just turned into an investment firm with the money they accrued. That would have saved web developers a lot of headaches.