> Also MS reached into the cloud thanks to Nadella, not tanks to Ballmer. So if Microsoft fails in one market segment it's his fault, but if Microsoft succeed

> Also MS reached into the cloud thanks to Nadella, not tanks to Ballmer. So if Microsoft fails in one market segment it's his fault, but if Microsoft succeeds, it's solely the success of the people doing the work? That's not how it works when you're CEO. You might have a point if Nadella pushed for cloud against Ballmer, but that wasn't the case. To the contrary. In any event, Ballmer ultimately called those shots, not Nadella. That's his job as a CEO.