http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/microsofts-a-list-wish-list-for-ceo-po…
It doesn't sound like they have any idea who to make top dog. I think it'd be interesting to get Gates back in there. Would probably piss off a bunch of people standing in line, too...
He is way too focused on his Foundation right now. These people wouldn't be too happy about it either
http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/02/some-microsoft-investors-want-bill-g…
Not that they could probably stop him if he wanted to come back as CEO, but I doubt he does. He will stay as Chairman I'm guessing.
Nice username Frank.
Gates will be gone from his Chairship soon as well. I think by 2018 or 2020 he wont have any Microsoft stock left in his name. The company really needs to be broken up into different companies. It is too big to sink as is but is also too big to bail the water coming in and change course. Smaller more nimble companies could really bring Microsoft back to where is was in the 90s and early 00s.
I disagree, I think Microsoft is making some pretty big strides. Office, Windows, and Xbox are secure products. They're making a little progress with tablets (Delta buying 11,000 Surface tablets in place of manuals/charts for pilots instead of using iPads) and smartphones, though they need to step up their game in the consumer space.
And I don't fully understand why you want Microsoft to become smaller/more nimble. The only reason Apple is such a huge competitor is the streamline between iProducts (imo). You take out that ease of use and Apple is done. MSFT has been making some pretty big strides in this area. If they break up, those gains are going to be lost.
I agree Gates will probably be out, highly doubt he will give up all his shares though.
Of course, wtf do I know anyways?
I know for a fact he is divesting his shares into his foundation and has been for many years. He owns around 5% now and will own less than Balmers 4.X% in less than a year. Balmer will be single largest stake holder in less than a year. Yes I said that correctly Balmer will be the single largest individual stake holder. The Gates foundation however will still own the single largest group of shares. This still gives Bill Gates the largest control of the company.
Microsoft sold 11,000 surface tablets while Apple has a billion dollar plus contract with the LA school district alone. I am not saying that all of the various business entities need to shed the Microsoft name and need to operate entirely apart from one another. But to say that the device company can not advance because the former head of windows wants windows to be the companys main product offering is bad business practice. There is too much internal strife within the company buy those fighting for control.
Whoops, sorry, didn't understand what you meant by that. I consider Gates Foundation + Gates to be the same holder of MSFT stock (and, as you said, largest control of the co).
I agree there's too much fighting for position right now. I also think that this is kind of a gamble: if they pull in the right CEO to lock this shit down, things will go well. They're in a good place, they just need somebody who can stop the pulling-in-different-directions thing.
I can't remember his name, but the guy on the Board of Directors who's leading the search for the new CEO might actually be the best option (he has a lot of friends, it SOUNDS like everyone likes him, and was CEO of Symantec for 10 years I believe). Either that or Jeff Immelt, he'd tear shit up per usual. Doubt Immelt would make the jump though with how GE's doing...
I hope it's someone from RIM so I can short.
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