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● 10.18.10

●● Bill Gates’ Successor Quits Microsoft!

Posted in Bill Gates, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer at 6:34 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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Summary: The man behind the ‘reinvention’ of Microsoft is giving up

THIS was predictable. We said it would happen some months ago. We wrote about him on numerous occasions as well. For anyone who still has doubts about Microsoft’ fast demise, this is possibly the seal.

=> said it would happen some months ago | wrote about him on numerous occasions

Coverage so far includes (“retirement” is somewhat of a cushion/euphemism by the way):

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This massive news marks the beginning of the end of ‘new’ Microsoft — the one which dreamt of Fog Computing. Is Ballmer about to leave too? █

“Microsoft can’t charge $80 or $100 when there’s Linux for free on netbooks,” Rosoff said. On regular PC sales, Microsoft’s profit margins are typically about 70 percent to 80 percent, he explained.”

–Microsoft Press

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