Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world, the first time the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. has been wealthier than the company's co-founder.

Steve Ballmer accumulated a significant stake during his 34-year tenure at Microsoft and served as the CEO from 2000 to 2014.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' former assistant is now the fifth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index.

The hyper-realistic images have left users mesmerized who couldn't stop praising the artist's imagination

Microsoft on Wednesday named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson.

Mr Nadella, who took over as CEO in 2014 from Steve Ballmer, has been instrumental in scaling up its business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance Communications and ZeniMax.

Mukesh Ambani overtook Steve Ballmer to become the fifth-wealthiest person on the planet, with a net worth of $77.4 billion.

Microsoft on Friday announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy.

Satya Nadella didn't think buying Nokia's Devices division was a good fit for Microsoft.

The former Microsoft CEO, philanthropist and LA Clippers owner talked about data —and the way people and machines collect it.

"I'm a numbers guy, and I think the appropriate role of numbers is to help take complicated situations and simplify them for people to understand," Ballmer said.

Nadella is pushing Microsoft into consumer and industrial applications of software that can make inferences about its environment.

There was a "little bit of a difference in opinion on the strategic direction of the company," Ballmer said.

Steve Ballmer said his decision to push Microsoft Corp. into the hardware business contributed to the breakdown of his relationship with longtime friend and company co-founder Bill Gates. Ballmer's only regret: not doing it sooner.

Microsoft is performing 10 points higher in employee satisfaction than the industry standard, beating Apple, the UBS report says.

Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world, the first time the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. has been wealthier than the company's co-founder.

Steve Ballmer accumulated a significant stake during his 34-year tenure at Microsoft and served as the CEO from 2000 to 2014.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' former assistant is now the fifth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index.

The hyper-realistic images have left users mesmerized who couldn't stop praising the artist's imagination

Microsoft on Wednesday named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson.

Mr Nadella, who took over as CEO in 2014 from Steve Ballmer, has been instrumental in scaling up its business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance Communications and ZeniMax.

Mukesh Ambani overtook Steve Ballmer to become the fifth-wealthiest person on the planet, with a net worth of $77.4 billion.

Microsoft on Friday announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy.

Satya Nadella didn't think buying Nokia's Devices division was a good fit for Microsoft.

The former Microsoft CEO, philanthropist and LA Clippers owner talked about data —and the way people and machines collect it.

"I'm a numbers guy, and I think the appropriate role of numbers is to help take complicated situations and simplify them for people to understand," Ballmer said.

Nadella is pushing Microsoft into consumer and industrial applications of software that can make inferences about its environment.

There was a "little bit of a difference in opinion on the strategic direction of the company," Ballmer said.

Steve Ballmer said his decision to push Microsoft Corp. into the hardware business contributed to the breakdown of his relationship with longtime friend and company co-founder Bill Gates. Ballmer's only regret: not doing it sooner.

Microsoft is performing 10 points higher in employee satisfaction than the industry standard, beating Apple, the UBS report says.