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by chucke1992 591 days ago
> Microsoft under Ballmer was insanely profitable, more than its competitors and far more than before he took the helm.

Yeah, that's the thing - he was a good CFO. He was able to maximize profit and stuff. But people remember CEOs by their achievements - "a founder", "made MSFT into top three world companies"...With Ballmer people remember the lost decade and that's it.