Ballmer had some bad ideas, but he wanted Microsoft to succeed. He didn't see the attrition as a problem. The Sears folks are pirates, they don't give a shit a

Ballmer had some bad ideas, but he wanted Microsoft to succeed. He didn't see the attrition as a problem. The Sears folks are pirates, they don't give a shit about Sears and just want to extract as much money as they can. Big difference.