Comments on: Ballmer You Are Fired! http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/07/23/ballmer-you-are-fired/ Learning and sharing investment knowledge. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christian Gross http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/07/23/ballmer-you-are-fired/#comment-894908 Christian Gross Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/07/23/ballmer-you-are-fired/#comment-894908 Jim: I hate to say it as blunt as you did, but you are right... Microsoft's answer to Gates's retirement was Ballmer. And now comes the question what happens after Ballmer? So yeah you are right these companies are not built to last. When you pointed out Apple, Oracle, and Cisco it made me wonder what will happen to silicon valley after this generation? Considering the problems of California, is this the end of California? Good point.... Jim:

I hate to say it as blunt as you did, but you are right…

Microsoft’s answer to Gates’s retirement was Ballmer. And now comes the question what happens after Ballmer? So yeah you are right these companies are not built to last.

When you pointed out Apple, Oracle, and Cisco it made me wonder what will happen to silicon valley after this generation? Considering the problems of California, is this the end of California?

Good point….

]]> By: Jim http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/07/23/ballmer-you-are-fired/#comment-892296 Jim Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:08:25 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/07/23/ballmer-you-are-fired/#comment-892296 Ever since Gates lost interest in running one of the greatest money making machine, instead turned his interest to giving away money, everything just falls a part. Gates is not a level-5 leader, therefore MSFT is not built to last. Ballmer is a fucking douchebag, but there is not good alternative. The same goes to Apple/Jobs, Oracle/Ellison, Cisco/Chamber. Once these leaders retire or lose interest, there will be years of mediocre performance (in Oracle's case, has been going on for a while even with Ellison) Ever since Gates lost interest in running one of the greatest money making machine, instead turned his interest to giving away money, everything just falls a part. Gates is not a level-5 leader, therefore MSFT is not built to last. Ballmer is a fucking douchebag, but there is not good alternative. The same goes to Apple/Jobs, Oracle/Ellison, Cisco/Chamber. Once these leaders retire or lose interest, there will be years of mediocre performance (in Oracle’s case, has been going on for a while even with Ellison)

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