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Steve Ballmer says numbers and facts still matter

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 21, 2017
The former Microsoft CEO created USAFacts so you can see where your tax dollars go.
"Every day the government will spend money or receive money from taxpayers or it won't. And ultimately, I think people really do care as budgets get prepared, as people like to keep their jobs," Steve Ballmer said.
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No iPads for Clippers, says new owner Steve Ballmer

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 25, 2014
The former Microsoft CEO is also taking note of which coaches use Windows.
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What will Windows 9 say about Microsoft's new CEO?

by David Gura
Aug 25, 2014
The next version of Windows could reveal a lot about Satya Nadella's vision.
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The Clippers' price tag could catch on

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Jun 5, 2014
Tech billionaire Steve Ballmer is paying an eye-watering $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers. Are multi-billions the new normal for sports teams?
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO (L), sits with Dan Beckerman, the President and CEO of AEG (R) in the first period of Game Six of the Western Conference Final during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 30, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Steve Ballmer has reportedly made an offer to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team for $2 billion.
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What’s Ballmer buying? An 'expensive plaything'

by Mark Garrison
May 30, 2014
Tech titan Steve Ballmer has won the bidding process to buy the LA Clippers.
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For NBA, courting Steve Ballmer could be a strategic move

by Dan Gorenstein
May 30, 2014
Getting one of the world's richest people to replace Donald Sterling is a big win for the NBA.
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A look back at Steve Ballmer

by Queena Kim
Feb 4, 2014
With Microsoft naming its new CEO, we examine the highs and lows of Ballmer's tenure leading the software giant.
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Some of Microsoft's top investors want Bill Gates to step down as chairman

by Molly Wood
Oct 2, 2013
A new report says three top investors at Microsoft want Bill Gates to go.
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Microsoft stock soars as CEO Steve Ballmer steps aside

by Queena Kim
Aug 23, 2013
Ballmer has led the company at a difficult time for the tech giant, which has struggled to transition its products out of the PC era.
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On Steve Ballmer's intensity

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 23, 2013
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer likes to rally the troops.
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