21 Famous Inspirational and Motivational Quotes -"Steve Ballmer"

 From 2000 until 2014, Steven Anthony Ballmer, a businessman and investor from the United States, and CEO of Microsoft. Currently, he is the Los Angeles Clippers owner (Basketball team). In January 2018, Ballmer was rated as the world's top businessperson of the twenty-first century. Steve Ballmer was one of the richest CEOs in the world in 2020 with a net worth of $40 billion USD.

Steve Ballmer was born on March 24, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan, to Frederic and Beatrice Ballmer. He was raised in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Ballmer attended Detroit Country Day Institution in Beverly Hills, Michigan, an elite college preparatory school.

Steve Ballmer started his career by completing his education while still a student. Ballmer's undergraduate classmate Bill Gates had left to start Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen. After finishing his first year of business school, he calls Steve Ballmer to inquire about a summer internship at his company. Bill Gates advised Steve Ballmer to pursue a full-time job rather than a summer internship. Steve left Stanford's MBA program in 1980 and began working for Microsoft as employee number 30.

He transformed the cooperation with Microsoft into a business structure. Later, Gates and Ballmer each held a 53% stake in the business. Ballmer took over control of the Operating System, the foundation of the business, in the year 1980. In 1986, Microsoft became a publicly listed firm, and Ballmer amassed a sizable fortune. Over the following few years, Ballmer held numerous important positions at Microsoft, and in 1992, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Support and Sales.

In 1988, Ballmer was selected for the post of President of Microsoft, which he held until 2001. He was selected as Microsoft's CEO in the year 2000. He assumed control of the business's finances and daily operations. During Ballmer's term as CEO, Microsoft's revenues see a spectacular surge.

1. “Eventually the Internet will be accessed by PC, television, and wireless devices.” – Steve Ballmer

2. “I’d like to own Microsoft shares until I either give something to charity or I die.” – Steve Ballmer

3. “The most common format of music on an iPod is stolen.” – Steve Ballmer

4. “The world is changing, but so is Microsoft.” – Steve Ballmer

5. “Ultimately progress is measured sort of through the eyes of users.” – Steve Ballmer

6. “I don’t think anyone has done a [tablet] product that I see customers wanting.” – Steve Ballmer

7. “I’ve got my kids brainwashed: You don’t use Google, and you don’t use an iPod.” – Steve Ballmer

8. “It’s hard to invent a new thing, and it’s just as hard to invent another new thing.” – Steve Ballmer

9. “Most people still steal music.” – Steve Ballmer

10. “You don’t need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows Phone. I think you do to use an Android phone.” – Steve Ballmer

11. “I don’t really know that anybody’s proven that a random collection of people doing their own thing actually creates value.” – Steve Ballmer

12. “I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break up Microsoft.” – Steve Ballmer

13. “Maybe I’m an emblem of an old era, and I have to move on.” – Steve Ballmer

14. “The Internet Was Designed For The PC. The Internet Is Not Designed For The iPhone.” – Steve Ballmer

15. “This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.” – Steve Ballmer

16. “I think good ideas are usually better done quickly than slowly.” – Steve Ballmer

17. “What we’ve gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question Can we trust Microsoft?” – Steve Ballmer

18. “Great companies with the way they work, first start with great leaders.” – Steve Ballmer

19. “I would love to see all open-source innovation happen on top of Windows.” – Steve Ballmer

20. “There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.” – Steve Ballmer

21. “We don’t have a monopoly. We have market share. There’s a difference.” – Steve Ballmer