Steve Ballmer finally left Microsoft

Former Executive Director Steve Ballmer left the Microsoft board of directors. About this decision, he said in an open letter to Sate Nadella , the current head of the company.

Steve Ballmer writes that 6 months have passed since his retirement: enough time to think about life. He is proud to have worked for a company like Microsoft. There are many difficult tasks to be solved in the future, but Microsoft has all the possibilities for this.
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It will not be easy to switch to a new business model when mobile and cloud services come to the fore. In the "new world" will have to earn money through corporate subscriptions, sales of equipment and advertising. At the same time, it is necessary to preserve the old business of selling software, which is a difficult management task, admits Ballmer.

Ballmer admits that within 6 months of his retirement he devoted not too much time to his own company. He now has a lot of worries, among them - the management of the Clippers basketball team, which he bought for $ 2 billion, social activities, teaching and self-study.

The former CEO expresses confidence that the new management will cope well with the transition to a new business model of mobile and cloud services. “I have more Microsoft shares than anyone,” writes Steve Ballmer, “and I like their combination of profit, investment value and dividends.” I'm going to save my package in the near future. ”

“Given my confidence [in the new management of Microsoft] and the new responsibilities in other areas of activity, I think it would be inappropriate to continue working on the board of directors, and it is better to leave,” said Steve Balmer. “Autumn promises to be very tense, with teaching at the university and the start of the NBA season, so my resignation from the board of directors comes into effect immediately.”

Satya Nadella has already responded to a letter from his former colleague, thanked him for his support and for 34 years of work in the company. He wished Steve Ballmer to retain the same courage and passion in Microsoft, which he showed at Microsoft, and success in everything.