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If the USA is the Microsoft of nations, as the article says. Then would some current or future president be the Ballmer of the US?
by DannyB2 10y ago
If the USA is the Microsoft of nations, as the article says.
Then would some current or future president be the Ballmer of the US?
- r00fus 10y agoThe analogy is flawed at the CEO<->President level, obviously. 3 CEOs vs. 44 Presidents?
- nostrademons 10y agoThere've been numerous Presidents who are akin to Ballmer though, having presided upon times where things were pretty good for the fortunate segment of society but doing nothing about looming catastrophes which could be seen but weren't critical problems. I'm thinking of Fillmore/Pierce/Buchanan in the run-up to the Civil War and Harding/Coolidge/Hoover in the run-up to the Great Depression. It's fairly likely that historians will view Dubya/Obama/Trump in the same way in reference to some future crisis around the national debt, global warming, or rising inequality.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoMicrosoft was founded in 1975. So, 40 years instead of 220? I mean, yes, Microsoft CEOs serve longer, on average, than US Presidents do, but it's not nearly as stark as you make it sound.