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		refurb on April 25, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ending the cult of the CEO Balmer became the CEO right at the peak of the tech bubble. He couldn't (nobody could) possibly have maintained that sort of valuation. It was all hype and irrational exuberance.

mbreese on April 25, 2017 | [–]

It really wasn't the loss post-bubble that was Ballmer's issue, it was that the stock price was stagnant.

novembermike on April 25, 2017 | [–]

Balmer's reign also coincides almost perfectly with the anti-trust actions taken against Microsoft. He was given the worst Microsoft to do anything with.

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