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Steve Ballmer nearly dumped his Microsoft stock after leaving — here’s why he decided to hold on
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer came close to selling his entire stake in the company around 2015 or 2016, after his departure, before two people on his team made the case to keep his stock. In ...
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Microsoft dev says Steve Ballmer didn't write the text for the Blue Screen of Death: "There are three different blue-colored screens, and each has a different author"
Whenever the operating system crashed, users would get the "black screen of death." It's worth noting that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wrote the text Windows 3.1 Ctrl+Alt+Del screen but not ...
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There's a 30-year mystery surrounding Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death
That, in turn, prompted a follow-up developer blog post from Chen titled “Steve Ballmer did not write the text for the blue screen of death.” “Somehow, it ended up widely reported that Steve ...
Ex-CEO Steve Ballmer says letting go of Microsoft was the best thing he did after stepping down — even if it took a year
Steve Ballmer, ex-CEO of Microsoft, described his emotional detachment process from the company and how it influenced his philanthropic endeavors.
Steve Ballmer explains his viral, sweaty 'Developers!' chant from the early 2000s
More than two decades after Steve Ballmer's frenzied "Developers!" chant became a viral sensation, the former Microsoft CEO broke down the moment.
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Steve Ballmer nearly dumped his Microsoft stock after leaving — here’s why he decided to hold on
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in March 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer came close to selling his entire stake in the company around 2015 or 2016 ...