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No. The stock crash was really not about Ballmer, you can't blame it on him - he basically just took over as the whole world was going under. Also - Satya has
by sonnyblarney 8y ago
No. The stock crash was really not about Ballmer, you can't blame it on him - he basically just took over as the whole world was going under.
Also - Satya has not yet had any real such things to 'miss'.
AI and blockchain are not products, there are no household-name dollar companies coming around on that yet.
It will be some time before we can judge Satya.
- nojvek 8y agoShould have specified that. Other tech companies recovered better from the crash than MSFT did. Once Satya came on, it’s been a nice rise. It’s a clear cut difference. I used to work at MSFT. We all felt it. Satya thought about things very differently than Ballmer.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoBallmer massively increased MSFT's business. Revenues grew quite substantially under him. Under Satya ... not so much. Have a look here: [1] Satya is a better communicator, and he seems like a nicer guy. This is naturally going to make employees 'feel better', but really that may not be what drives the business. The stock price was obviously trailing revenues for whatever reason, maybe analysts just didn't like Ballmer, but irrespective, he massively grew the business and the reflection in stock price would have been inevitable. Jury is still out on Satya. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/267805/microsofts-global-revenue-since-2002/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/267805/microsofts-global...