Steve Ballmer on Microsoft’s first 50 years, its OpenAI deal, and why he’s still its biggest investor
I have great pride, and great joy, that the thing that we built has continued to flourish,” former Microsoft CEO Steve ...
What went wrong with Skype?
Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat, and Facebook ...
Skype to shut down 14 years after Microsoft’s $8.5 billion purchase
Skype at one time was owned by eBay Inc. and was in the hands of a private equity-led consortium when Steve Ballmer came knocking. The then-Microsoft boss made an uncharacteristically splashy bet on ...