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What new products did Balmer bring in which would go from zero to being main profit generators?
by rimantas 13y ago
What new products did Balmer bring in which would go from zero to being main profit generators?
- gnaffle 13y agoWell, that's my point (although you could say Xbox was an exception). Tim Cook is very well known quantity when it comes to execution, just like Jony Ive is when it comes to product design, but for innovation, we don't know how the team stacks up.
- nostromo 13y agoMinor quibble: the Xbox was started under Gates, not Ballmer. It was publicly announced 2 months after Gates stepped down as CEO. I think this fits with your larger point however: Ballmer was not a product visionary.
- amirmc 13y agoSharepoint. I'm pretty sure that's multi-billion dollar business for Microsoft.