Steve Ballmer (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Steve Ballmer" in English language version.

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alphr.com

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androidandme.com

"Steve Ballmer: Android is for computer science geeks". Android and Me. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

arstechnica.co.uk

"Steve Ballmer: We should have turned Microsoft into a "world-class hardware company"". May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"Steve Ballmer, friend of Bill". BBC News. January 13, 2000. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
"Microsoft-Google battle heats up". BBC News. September 4, 2005. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

bbc.co.uk

"Microsoft too slow on phones, admits boss Steve Ballmer". BBC News. September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
"Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer dances at tearful send-off". BBC News. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.

bbc.com

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bloomberg.com

"Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Steve Ballmer". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
Bass, Dina (July 7, 2016). "Microsoft's Nadella Reshapes Top Management as Turner Leaves". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
Dina Bass & Cliff Edwards (May 21, 2013). "Microsoft Unveils New Xbox in Bid to Lead Home Entertainment". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
"Steve Ballmer Says Smartphones Strained His Relationship With Bill Gates". Bloomberg.com. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via www.bloomberg.com.
Galpotthawela, Vernal (July 1, 2024). "Ballmer Is Richer Than Gates, a First for Microsoft Billionaires". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

businessinsider.com

"Microsoft's Stock Chart Under The Ballmer Era". Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
"Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates have 'drifted apart' since Ballmer left Microsoft". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
"Here's What Steve Ballmer Thought About The iPhone Five Years Ago". Business Insider. June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

businessweek.com

Greene, Jay; Hamm, Steve; Kerstetter, Jim (June 17, 2002). "Ballmer's Microsoft". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on June 14, 2002. After two years, Ballmer headed for Stanford University's MBA program for a better grounding in business. When the fledgling Microsoft ran into problems in 1980, Gates persuaded his friend to drop out and give him a hand.
Vance, Ashlee (January 12, 2012). "Steve Ballmer Reboots". Businessweek. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

caminonuevo.org

cisneros.caminonuevo.org

Ramirez, Eddy (July 12, 2018). "Camino Nuevo Wins $750,000 Grant to Prepare More Students for College". Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

cnbc.com

Lipton, Josh (September 25, 2014). "Former Microsoft CEO and LA Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer Speaks with CNBC's Josh Lipton Today". CNBC. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

cnet.com

"Munich breaks with Windows for Linux". CNET. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
Goldman, Joshua. "Steve Ballmer's USAFacts Site Surfaces Government Spending". CNet. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

news.cnet.com

Farber, Dan (August 26, 2013). "Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and the Parting of the Ways". CNET News. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

cnn.com

"Steve Ballmer Fast Facts". CNN. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
Buchwald, Elisabeth (December 27, 2023). "Steve Ballmer is set to make $1 billion a year for doing nothing | CNN Business". CNN. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

tech.fortune.cnn.com

"For Steve Ballmer, a lasting touch on Microsoft". CNN. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
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edition.cnn.com

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money.cnn.com

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consultingmag.com

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engadget.com

Chris Ziegler (2010). "Ballmer's visage evoked for 'developers, developers, developers' demo app on Windows Phone 7 Series". Engadget. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
"Steve Ballmer's US data trove isn't the first, but may be the best". Engadget. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

espn.com

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firstpost.com

"Did you know: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer was Mukesh Ambani's classmate". Firstpost.

forbes.com

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"Long-Ago Twist Yields Ballmer A Fortune In Microsoft Stock". Forbes. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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foxbusiness.com

"Hedge Fund Star Einhorn Calls for Microsoft's Ballmer to Go". Fox Business. Reuters. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

ft.com

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ghostarchive.org

"Steve Ballmer lived in Brussels!". YouTube. August 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
Curtis, Sophie (August 23, 2013). "Microsoft: the ups and downs of the Ballmer era". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
Beaumont, Claudine (October 5, 2010). "Who is Steve Ballmer?". Archived from the original on January 12, 2022 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
"Microsoft's Former CEO Says Disagreement With Gates on Smartphones Drove Them Apart". Bloomberg. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via YouTube. Additional archives: Ghostarchive.
"Microsoft's Ballmer mocks Android phone". YouTube. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

ibtimes.co.uk

Billington, James (October 26, 2015). "Microsoft's biggest mistake: Investing in Apple was the 'craziest thing we ever did'". Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

informationweek.com

"Ballmer: Linux No Longer A Cancer – InformationWeek". March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

infoworld.com

Woody, Leonhard (January 14, 2013). "Microsoft's 13 worst missteps of all time". InfoWorld. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
Leonhard, Woody (November 19, 2012). "Game of thrones: The men who would be Ballmer". InfoWorld. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.

jnf.org

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laptopmag.com

"9 Craziest Steve Ballmer Moments". August 23, 2013. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

latimes.com

Greif, Andrew (July 8, 2020). "Steve Ballmer is putting his billions behind bigger causes in L.A. than the Clippers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
Greif, Andrew (March 24, 2020). "Clippers buy Forum for $400 million, clearing way for new arena construction". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

laweekly.com

Maddaus, Gene (September 25, 2014). "Steve Ballmer To Ban L.A. Clippers From Using Apple Products". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

microsoft.com

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moneycontrol.com

"Will Mukesh Ambani overtake his Stanford classmate Steve Ballmer to become world's 5th richest?". Moneycontrol.

nationalmerit.org

"National Merit Scholarship Corporation – Scholars You May Know". nationalmerit.org. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

nbcnews.com

"Steve Ballmer Takes Over Ownership of Los Angeles Clippers – NBC News". nbcnews.com. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

networkworld.com

McNamara, Paul (November 19, 2015). "Replaying Ballmer's whacky Windows 1.0 ad and explaining 'except in Nebraska'". Buzzblog. NetworkWorld. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

newyorker.com

"Steve Ballmer and the Art of Managing a Monopoly – The New Yorker". newyorker.com. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

nwsource.com

seattletimes.nwsource.com

Thompson, Lynn; Young, Bob (June 13, 2012). "Ballmer, Nordstroms part of Seattle arena investor group". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

nytimes.com

Lohr, Steve (January 28, 2007). "Preaching From the Ballmer Pulpit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
Lohr, Steve (January 28, 2007). "Preaching From the Ballmer Pulpit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
Lohr, Steve (August 5, 2005). "Microsoft Shops at Wal-Mart for an Operating Chief". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

onsoftware.com

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Nicholas Mead (2010). "The best and worst of barmy Steve Balmer". Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.

oregonlive.com

"Editorial: Ballmer donation a behavioral health game changer for kids". The Oregonian. March 6, 2022. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

pcmag.com

John C. Dvorak (May 26, 2011). "Microsoft Needs to Check Itself". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.

propublica.org

Simani, Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, Ellis (July 8, 2021). "The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes". ProPublica. Retrieved June 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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realtor.com

Zap, Claudine (February 7, 2020). "Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Buys Another Home in Hunts Point, WA". Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

recode.net

Fried, Ina (November 7, 2016). "Steve Ballmer says Apple's iPhone succeeded because of carrier subsidies. He's wrong". Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

reuters.com

Rigby, Bill (August 23, 2013). "Steve Ballmer ends run as Microsoft's relentless salesman". Reuters. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
Wakabayashi, Daisuke (June 29, 2008). "Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2012.

sandiegouniontribune.com

Board, The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial. "Steve Ballmer has a website that could change government". sandiegouniontribune.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

sbnation.com

"Ballmer wants Clippers to ban Apple products". September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

scmp.com

"How ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes and spends his billions". South China Morning Post. February 16, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

seattle.gov

"Mayor Nickels announces local effort to buy Sonics, renovate KeyArena" (Press release). Seattle.gov. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

seattletimes.com

archive.seattletimes.com

"Business – Microsoft's Heir Apparent – Steve Ballmer – Seattle Times Newspaper". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

seattletimes.com

"IRS demands Ballmer, other Microsoft leaders testify in corporate tax audit | The Seattle Times". seattletimes.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

silicon.co.uk

"Steve Ballmer: Linux Is No Longer 'A Cancer'". March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

slashgear.com

"Apple is no more than a $500 logo". March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2009. SlashGear

suntimes.com

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techcrunch.com

Wilhelm, Alex (August 19, 2014). "Steve Ballmer Steps Down From Microsoft's Board". Techcrunch. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
"Steve Ballmer's Harvard Donation Will Allow It To Add 12 New Computer Science PROFESSORS PROFESSORS PROFESSORS". TechCrunch. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
Shu, Catherine. "Steve Ballmer's Harvard Donation Will Allow It To Add 12 New Computer Science PROFESSORS PROFESSORS PROFESSORS". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

telegraph.co.uk

Curtis, Sophie (August 23, 2013). "Microsoft: the ups and downs of the Ballmer era". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
Beaumont, Claudine (October 5, 2010). "Who is Steve Ballmer?". Archived from the original on January 12, 2022 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

theathletic.com

Vorkunov, Mike. "Ranking NBA's best and worst owners: Why Steve Ballmer went No. 1". Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
Vorkunov, Mike. "Who are the NBA's best and worst team owners? League insiders vote". The Athletic. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

thecrimson.com

Josefowitz, Nicholas F. (June 4, 2002). "Personable Ballmer Leads College Extracurriculars, Microsoft". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

theguardian.com

"Microsoft chief calms investors after selling shares". The Guardian. May 28, 2003. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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theladders.com

Headley, CW. "Steve Ballmer just joined the $100 billion club. Here are his career hits and misses". Ladders.

theplayerstribune.com

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theregister.co.uk

Gavin Clarke (2009). "Ballmer garnishes Bing 2.0 with iPhone 'stomp': Return of the Kool-Aid kid". The Register. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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"Why Teflon Ballmer had to go: He couldn't shift crud from Windows 8, Surface" Archived November 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
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John Oates (September 5, 2005). "Microsoft's Ballmer: Chair-tossing potty-mouth". The Register. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
"Top 10 Steve Ballmer quotes: '%#&@!!' and so much more". The Register. August 24, 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

theverge.com

"Ballmer calls Google a 'monopoly' that authorities should control". September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

uoregon.edu

around.uoregon.edu

Klinger, Tobin (November 12, 2014). "UO announces $50 million gift to fundraising campaign". AroundtheO. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.

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Schill, Michael H. (March 1, 2022). "The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon: Office of the President". president.uoregon.edu (Press release). Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

urbanmatter.com

Tara (February 2, 2024). "The Remarkable Success of Steve Ballmer as a Centibillionaire". UrbanMatter. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

usatoday.com

David Lieberman (April 29, 2007). "CEO Forum: Microsoft's Ballmer having a 'great time'". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2017. First job: Assistant product manager for Duncan Hines' Moist & Easy cakes and brownies. His cubicle mate was Jeffrey Immelt, now CEO of General Electric.

usatoday30.usatoday.com

"Linux took on Microsoft, and won big in Munich". USAtoday. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

vanityfair.com

Eichenwald, Kurt (July 24, 2012). "How Microsoft Lost Its Mojo: Steve Ballmer and Corporate America's Most Spectacular Decline". The Hive. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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venturebeat.com

"Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer". October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

wallstreetinsanity.com

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washingtonpost.com

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web.archive.org

"Steve Ballmer Fast Facts". CNN. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
Greif, Andrew (July 8, 2020). "Steve Ballmer is putting his billions behind bigger causes in L.A. than the Clippers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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"Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer". October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
Eichenwald, Kurt (July 24, 2012). "How Microsoft Lost Its Mojo: Steve Ballmer and Corporate America's Most Spectacular Decline". The Hive. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
Rigby, Bill (August 23, 2013). "Steve Ballmer ends run as Microsoft's relentless salesman". Reuters. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
Vorkunov, Mike. "Ranking NBA's best and worst owners: Why Steve Ballmer went No. 1". Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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Lohr, Steve (January 28, 2007). "Preaching From the Ballmer Pulpit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
"National Merit Scholarship Corporation – Scholars You May Know". nationalmerit.org. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
Ramirez, Eddy (July 12, 2018). "Camino Nuevo Wins $750,000 Grant to Prepare More Students for College". Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
Lohr, Steve (January 28, 2007). "Preaching From the Ballmer Pulpit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
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