I can validate this. I was an intern in '06 and routinely spelunked the org chart. I recall seeing up to 11 or 12 layers from bottom to top. I was 8 or 9 from B

I can validate this. I was an intern in '06 and routinely spelunked the org chart. I recall seeing up to 11 or 12 layers from bottom to top. I was 8 or 9 from Ballmer myself, if you regard my mentor as my immediate superior.