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Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

By Andy Smith January 23, 2011, 11:30 PM PST

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Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntJanuary 13, 2000, Bill Gates shocked the world by stepping down and appointing Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft. Most everyone couldn’t imagine Microsoft without Gates but eleven years after – Ballmer is still on the job. Here’s a look back at some of the biggest moments in Ballmer’s reign.

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ntMary Jo asks how many more years will Ballmer stay? Only time will tell. And, Sam Diaz wonders if it should be sooner rather than later.

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ntWhen thinking about Steve Ballmer one of the first things that comes to mind is a video of his “monkey boy” performance to rev up the legions at Microsoft. In March 2008 he was asked to reprise his role – and did photos, video.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntSteve Ballmer’s keynote at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show was more notable for what he didn’t say.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntAt Gartner in October 2010, Ballmer told the audience that Microsoft’s riskiest product was the next version of Windows.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntSteve Ballmer puts on his business face and uniform – and makes the trek to Wall Street to provide analysts with an annual u201cStrategic Updateu201d overview. There he covers the areas where Microsoft plans to invest and why. Here are his seven big bets for 2009.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntSteve Ballmer tries to hypnotize this Nasdaq audience about  the business availability of Vista, Office 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 at a press conference on November 30, 2006.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntAt CES 2010, Ballmer shows off what turned out to be the ill-fated HP Slate tablet [video]. One of Microsoft’s biggest holes is the company’s inability to partner a Windows tablet that can compete against Apple’s iPad.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntIn 2007 Ballmer called out Red Hat, specifically, for allegedly infringing on Microsoft IP.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntBallmer made headlines and many enemies in 2001 when he described Linux as a cancer. But by 2006 he even made deals with Novell.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntShown here with Yahoo’s Carol Bartz,  Ballmer said that no one quite gets the software giant’s search deal with Yahoo.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntBallmer never appeared to be completely in charge of Microsoft until 2008 when Bill Gates retired. Here’s a look at what we thought of the first year of changes at Microsoft.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntNo, Steve isn’t a car mechanic on the side. He’s visiting Ford CEO Alan Mulally at CES 2010 who is introducing Ford’s Touch and Sync.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntProbably the most controversial product developed during Ballmer’s time as Microsoft’s chief is Windows Vista. in early 2008 Ballmer was defending the OS as a “work in progress” but had given up on it later in the year as Windows 7 neared.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntOne of Ballmer’s current goals is to get Microsoft a head start in cloud computing.

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ntSource: Seattle Times

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntMicrosoft’s most successful hardware device has been the Xbox 360. Here, Ballmer and Bill Gates duke it out on a huge screen.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntThe “usual suspects” at Microsoft in 2008. From left, Bill what’s-his-name, Craig Mundie, Ray Ozzie, and Steve.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntLet’s hear it for Apple. In 2007 Steve was telling everyone that the iPhone was too expensive and never would make it in the enterprise.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntHigh 5 at WPC in July 2010.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntBallmer struggles under the weight of Guy Kawasaki’s MacBook Air at Mix in March 2008.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntBallmer dazzled CES 2010 with his red sweater.

Gallery: The many faces of Steve Ballmer

ntAnd finally, one more “Monkey Boy.” Here’s the full gallery.

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