Vista stands out as Ballmer’s biggest regret

Steve Ballmer’s tenure at Microsoft has seen plenty of ups and downs, but one down that really sticks with the outgoing CEO was the failure of Windows Vista. ZDNet scored an interview with Ballmer after he announced his retirement on Friday where the longtime Microsoft chief reflected on his biggest accomplishments and his biggest missteps over the years. When it came to mistakes, Ballmer singled out all the resources devoted to Vista over the years that ate up manpower that could have been devoted to other projects. “I would say probably the thing I regret most is the, what shall I call it, the loopedy-loo that we did that was… Vista,” he explained. “I would say that’s probably the thing



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