325 Quotes by Steve Ballmer

Rick has worked closely with me analyzing the company's structure to determine how we could improve our internal processes and maximize opportunities for growth,

Whatever device you use... Windows will be there. ... Windows will be everywhere on every device without compromise.

because we've heard what people had to say.

People want hosted CRM, ... We will respond to and address that need. We expect to give Salesforce.com a very effective run for its money by having on-premise and hosted solutions over time.

I'm going to f---ing kill Google.

How are we going to go after the search market? The good old fashioned way, with innovation,

[At Microsoft] I had many years of experience and history and seeing connections. With my direct reports, the job at Microsoft was to delegate and then be able to properly review, but not to micromanage. To have a way of connecting and integrating without getting in the way.

One of the most competitive battlegrounds for our platform as we face the next five to ten years is the embedded space,

Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We'll hire, net new, over 4,000 people this year, and attract great people into the company. I'm very bullish about the employee base and what it can accomplish.