Ballmer: 'Maybe I'm an emblem of an old era'

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Ballmer: 'Maybe I'm an emblem of an old era'

As he prepares to head for the exits one last time as CEO, Steve Ballmer is letting down the protective wall that he's guarded in public for so long. In a remarkably personal interview with The Wall Street Journal, Ballmer allowed that perhaps time has passed him by.

"Maybe I'm an emblem of an old era, and I have to move on," an emotional Ballmer acknowledged in what was described as a series of interviews published Friday. "As much as I love everything about what I'm doing," he said, "the best way for Microsoft to enter a new era is a new leader who will accelerate change."

Ballmer: 'Maybe I'm an emblem of an old era' | Microsoft - CNET News

 

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'I'm BIG, I'm BALD and I'm LOUD!' Blubbering Ballmer admits HE was Microsoft's problem

A tearful Steve Ballmer has admitted he was a big part of the problem at Microsoft – and that the company needs to rethink its management structure to succeed in the future.

"At the end of the day, we need to break a pattern. Face it: I'm a pattern," company CEO Ballmer told The Wall Street Journal with apparent tears in his eyes.

"Maybe I'm an emblem of an old era, and I have to move on. As much as I love everything about what I'm doing the best way for Microsoft to enter a new era is a new leader who will accelerate change."

'I'm BIG, I'm BALD and I'm LOUD!' Blubbering Ballmer admits HE was Microsoft's problem ? The Register