I think what's lacking in Ballmer is passion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/airport-lounge/2093699327/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/airport-lounge/2093699327/ M

I think what's lacking in Ballmer is passion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/airport-lounge/2093699327/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/airport-lounge/2093699327/ My impression of the man is he's just a sales guy - interested in making money, but lacking any vision or genuine enthusiasm for technology. Consequently Microsoft has mostly become a cash cow. As the saying goes - a fish rots from the head down. When there's no passion for changing the world, it happens elsewhere.