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Ballmer probably knows it's his last executive position he'll ever get in this industry. So he's squeezing as much out of it as he can. Or he's just a fanboy of

by f055 14y ago

Ballmer probably knows it's his last executive position he'll ever get in this industry. So he's squeezing as much out of it as he can. Or he's just a fanboy of the "old Microsoft."

pbateman 14y ago
His net worth is $15.7 billion[1] so I doubt he's concerned about "squeezing as much out of it as he can". [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer
- f055 14y ago
  Good point, but on the other hand rich people have a weird habit of trying to get even richer. I'm not saying it's wrong btw.
  - ianstallings 14y ago
    It's the same drive that everyone has, to progress in their life. They see the money as a way to count up all their successes. Not an unheard of algorithm. Not my personal one but not unusual.
sek 14y ago
Ballmer is so rich and so old, he couldn't event spend it if he wanted to. This is really unlikely. Have you seen his office, it's not about the money. It's an ego thing. Edit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121009/us-executive-compensation-microsoft/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121009/us-executi...
- laumars 14y ago
  > it's not about the money. It's an ego thing. The two things are not always mutually exclusive. Society generally associates money with success. Thus money is the benchmark for ones ego. Not just with CEOs as either. I often read online comments from warring zealots who proclaim "I get paid a i to do this stuff!", as if it somehow validates their claims.
OGinparadise 14y ago
Ballmer probably knows it's his last executive position he'll ever get in this industry. So he's squeezing as much out of it as he can. You think he fears the high price of COBRA insurance maybe http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/03/11/steve-ballmers-worth-over-the-past-decade-forbes/ http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/03/11/steve-ballmer... ? Virtually any type of a job after MSFT, unless he was passionate about it (NBA team President for example) would be seen as a downgrade. Love them or hate them ...MS is minting cash and will continue to do so for a long time http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Microsoft_%28MSFT%29/Data/Gross_Profit/2012/ http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Microsoft_%28MSFT%29/Data/Gro...

by f055 14y ago

Ballmer probably knows it's his last executive position he'll ever get in this industry. So he's squeezing as much out of it as he can. Or he's just a fanboy of the "old Microsoft."

pbateman 14y ago

His net worth is $15.7 billion[1] so I doubt he's concerned about "squeezing as much out of it as he can". [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer

f055 14y ago
Good point, but on the other hand rich people have a weird habit of trying to get even richer. I'm not saying it's wrong btw.
- ianstallings 14y ago
  It's the same drive that everyone has, to progress in their life. They see the money as a way to count up all their successes. Not an unheard of algorithm. Not my personal one but not unusual.

sek 14y ago

Ballmer is so rich and so old, he couldn't event spend it if he wanted to. This is really unlikely. Have you seen his office, it's not about the money. It's an ego thing. Edit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121009/us-executive-compensation-microsoft/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121009/us-executi...

laumars 14y ago
> it's not about the money. It's an ego thing. The two things are not always mutually exclusive. Society generally associates money with success. Thus money is the benchmark for ones ego. Not just with CEOs as either. I often read online comments from warring zealots who proclaim "I get paid a i to do this stuff!", as if it somehow validates their claims.

OGinparadise 14y ago

Ballmer probably knows it's his last executive position he'll ever get in this industry. So he's squeezing as much out of it as he can. You think he fears the high price of COBRA insurance maybe http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/03/11/steve-ballmers-worth-over-the-past-decade-forbes/ http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/03/11/steve-ballmer... ? Virtually any type of a job after MSFT, unless he was passionate about it (NBA team President for example) would be seen as a downgrade. Love them or hate them ...MS is minting cash and will continue to do so for a long time http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Microsoft_%28MSFT%29/Data/Gross_Profit/2012/ http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Microsoft_%28MSFT%29/Data/Gro...