CEO Ballmer retires as Microsoft struggles to modernize

By Bill Rigby SEATTLE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steve Ballmer, a passionate salesman who has been a central figure at Microsoft Corp for more than three decades, unexpectedly announced his retirement as chief executive on Friday, ending a controversial 13-year reign in which the world's largest software company lost its position as the dominant force in computing. ...



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