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Much more likely than Ballmer not feeling that Sinofsky is up to snuff for the CEO's job is that Ballmer is afraid the Board may view Sinofsky as a better candi
by j_baker 14y ago
Much more likely than Ballmer not feeling that Sinofsky is up to snuff for the CEO's job is that Ballmer is afraid the Board may view Sinofsky as a better candidate for the job than him. There have been some calls for Microsoft to get rid of Ballmer, and it's more difficult for them to do so if there are fewer viable alternatives.
- macspoofing 14y agoIt's as good a guess as any. Ballmer's tenure as CEO of Microsoft wasn't disastrous, but it wasn't great either. The company just sort of floated through the 2000s.
- kvb 14y agoUnder this theory, you believe that Ballmer can unilaterally have Sinofsky removed without board approval? Or the board just unthinkingly goes along with him, even though it removes a high-profile leader in the organization?
- j_baker 14y agoIt's called scapegoating. All you have to do is convince the board that someone else is responsible for all the company's problems, then you not only get rid of an opponent, but make yourself look good in the process. It's a win-win for one person. :-) Of course, this is just speculation.