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		<title>Ballmer not worried about competition from Google, downplays Dropbox</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn&#8217;t afraid to speak his mind when it comes to competition, and that&#8217;s exactly what he did just recently speaking about Google and Dropbox. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Ballmer discussed the company&#8217;s new Office 2013 suite, as well as its SkyDrive cloud storage service, and said that he&#8217;s confident  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-not-worried-about-competition-from-google-downplays-dropbox-30267339/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Former Microsoft executive&#8217;s upcoming book lambasts CEO Steve Ballmer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joachim Kempin, former Microsoft executive, has penned a less-than-favorable book about the company and its current CEO, Steve Ballmer, who takes some flack from the author. According to Kempin, Ballmer ensures his position as top dog by bumping possible rivals out of the running. In order to pull out of its rut, says the author,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/former-microsoft-executives-upcoming-book-lambasts-ceo-steve-ballmer-21266171/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft research lead Craig Mundie announces 2014 retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re learning that Microsoft will soon be losing another of its key players, as Research lead Craig Mundie has announced that he will retire from the company in 2014. Before he does that, though, he&#8217;ll be stepping down from his current position at Microsoft to become an adviser to CEO Steve Ballmer. Previously, he served  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-research-lead-craig-mundie-announces-2014-retirement-28262462/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 28, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone, just two more work days to go and then we&#8217;re at the weekend again. Today we found out that new Nexus 4 orders won&#8217;t ship for another 4-5 weeks, and that&#8217;s if you&#8217;re ordering the 16GB model &#8211; those who order the 8GB model might be waiting as long as  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-november-28-2012-28258830/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ballmer: Windows Phone sales &#8220;four times&#8221; greater than Autumn 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would appear that the Windows Phone universe is growing at a rate that&#8217;s at least a little pleasing to the head of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, as he speaks this week at a shareholder meeting. This meeting was held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington, with the vast majority of its listeners and speakers  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-windows-phone-sales-four-times-greater-than-autumn-2011-28258809/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 15, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Thursday evening folks. Today Microsoft&#8217;s former Windows head Steven Sinofsky discussed his recent and surprising departure from the company, but didn&#8217;t go into too many specifics when it came down to why he actually left. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 started shipping ahead of schedule today, while new reports are suggesting that Apple  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-november-15-2012-15257299/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft&#8217;s Steve Ballmer talks Android and Apple</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to talking about other companies, especially the ones that Microsoft directly competes with, company CEO Steve Ballmer isn&#8217;t afraid to slap them across the face with his criticizing words. Ballmer was asked about both Android and Apple last night during an interview with LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, and he spoke his mind  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsofts-steve-ballmer-talks-android-and-apple-15257227/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 8 adoption percentage clobbered by OS X Mountain Lion</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/windows-8-adoption-percentage-clobbered-by-os-x-mountain-lion-30254814/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Microsoft&#8217;s own CEO Steve Ballmer stepped on stage at Build 2012 and let it be known that they&#8217;d sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in the three days it&#8217;d been on the market. Compared to what Apple has asserted with their install base for their own desktop operating system OS X Mountain Lion,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/windows-8-adoption-percentage-clobbered-by-os-x-mountain-lion-30254814/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Ballmer hypes massive Windows 8 launch numbers at Build 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Ballmer announced first of all today at Build 2012 that they&#8217;d sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in the three days since it&#8217;s been launched. It&#8217;s no small number, of course, and for the developers seeing this system for the first time here in its final form at the developer conference we&#8217;re experiencing here  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-hypes-up-developers-with-massive-launch-numbers-at-build-2012-30254784/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft&#8217;s Steve Ballmer: the Surface is what people really want</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/microsofts-steve-ballmer-the-surface-is-what-people-really-want-29254511/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the announcement of Microsoft&#8217;s Surface tablet last week, company CEO Steve Ballmer spoke about the competition and what the Surface brings to the table for potential tablet buyers. Despite Apple selling over 100 million iPads, the Kindle Fire HD being Amazon&#8217;s best-selling product ever, and the Nexus 7 being UK&#8217;s best-selling tablet, Ballmer says  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsofts-steve-ballmer-the-surface-is-what-people-really-want-29254511/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Ballmer: &#8220;Obviously&#8221; Microsoft will do more hardware</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reiterated the company&#8217;s new commitment to hardware, suggesting that it will &#8220;dive in&#8221; when &#8220;opportunities to set a new standard&#8221; arise. Speaking to the BBC, outspoken Ballmer confirmed what he had previously hinted at in a letter to shareholders earlier this month, a &#8220;fundamental shift&#8221; of Microsoft&#8217;s attention from primarily software to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-obviously-microsoft-will-do-more-hardware-25253940/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ballmer: Windows 8 launch could be bigger than Windows 95</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no doubt that the last few months of 2012 are going to be pretty big for Microsoft thanks to the incoming launch of Windows 8, but now CEO Steve Ballmer says that the launch of the new OS could be bigger than most of us are expecting. Speaking in a recent interview with The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-windows-8-launch-could-be-bigger-than-windows-95-17247954/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: July 16, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the start of another fabulous week of tech, gadgets, entertainment, and everything in-between here on SlashGear! Start your morning off right with a foretelling of a tablet future for Nokia, complete with a hinge for folding over! Next have a peek at the Sony Xperia NXT series as its available in the USA  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-july-16-2012-16238702/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: July 10, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we&#8217;re seeing quite a bit of news on the RIM front, mostly because the heads of the company have been vocal in the face of a possible incoming lawsuit that will be headed by angry investors &#8211; bits like We don&#8217;t build phones in China and re-elections of the board are running wild.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-july-10-2012-10237899/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Surface tablet event wrap-up</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-tablet-event-wrap-up-18234572/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we made our way down to Los Angeles to check out Microsoft&#8216;s big Surface tablet reveal, this their big move into the tablet space before Windows 8 and Windows RT have been formally introduced with 3rd party manufacturers. The likes of Acer, Lenovo, and HP were nowhere to be found at this event,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-tablet-event-wrap-up-18234572/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 8 teased with 80-inch &#8220;every screen&#8221; device</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/windows-8-teased-with-80-inch-every-screen-device-25230188/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 17:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Microsoft Vice President Frank Shaw has described a future in which the 80-inch Windows 8 machine Steve Ballmer has in his office is a normal situation. This beast of a device was revealed by Shaw in a talk with Wired in which he also noted that this device was one of a vast  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/windows-8-teased-with-80-inch-every-screen-device-25230188/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Ballmer shows off Windows Phone LTE for AT&amp;T</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-shows-off-windows-phone-lte-for-att-09207742/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re having a fabulous time listening to the above-average voice levels of Steve Ballmer of Microsoft as he speaks on how excited they all are that AT&#038;T will be the first group to offer up Windows Phone on their network, the first time Windows Phone will be available on LTE anywhere. The devices he showed  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-shows-off-windows-phone-lte-for-att-09207742/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Grabs Android Patent with OEM General Dynamics Itronix for Future Wins</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-grabs-android-patent-with-oem-general-dynamics-itronix-for-future-wins-27161577/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may recall from back in May 2011, a story broke on the fact that HTC, one of the biggest manufacturers behind the wave of Android devices that has been sweeping the world since the inception of Google&#8217;s mobile OS, is paying Microsoft $5 for every single Android device the company sells. Keeping that  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-grabs-android-patent-with-oem-general-dynamics-itronix-for-future-wins-27161577/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft board refuses Ballmer roust</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-board-refuses-ballmer-roust-27155070/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 08:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite calls for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to be toppled, the company&#8217;s board of directors are apparently standing behind the outspoken exec. According to a source close to the board talking to Reuters, the nine-strong directorial team &#8211; which includes ex-CEO and current chairman Bill Gates &#8211; all support Ballmer; earlier this week, notorious hedge  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-board-refuses-ballmer-roust-27155070/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft CEO must go demands influential investor</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-ceo-must-go-demands-influential-investor-26154471/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 08:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An outspoken and influential hedge fund manager made waves at an investor conference yesterday by calling for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down. Suggesting Ballmer&#8217;s &#8220;continued presence is the biggest overhang on Microsoft&#8217;s stock,&#8221; Greenlight Capital chief David Einhorn insisted it was time to &#8220;give someone else a chance&#8221; at the helm. The investor  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-ceo-must-go-demands-influential-investor-26154471/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ballmer claims over 500 new features in Mango update for Windows Phone</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-claims-over-500-new-features-in-mango-update-for-windows-phone-23153619/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 13:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of people looking forward to the next iteration of Windows Phone codenamed Mango. The Mango update will officially be marketed as Windows Phone 7.5 and the preview of the OS is set for tomorrow as we reported in March. Ballmer has gone on record already as stating that there are over  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-claims-over-500-new-features-in-mango-update-for-windows-phone-23153619/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Microsoft&#8217;s Zune on the way out?</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/is-microsofts-zune-on-the-way-out-15134005/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samia Perkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the talk about Windows Phone 7 recently, many people are starting to wonder why Zune hasn&#8217;t been mentioned at all. It seems logical that Zune software would be a part of a Windows phone, since Joe Belfiore, the Corporate Vice President of the Windows Phone Program Management said in 2010&#8242;s keynote at Mobile  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/is-microsofts-zune-on-the-way-out-15134005/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Xbox Isn&#8217;t a Gaming Console, Steve Ballmer Says</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-isnt-a-gaming-console-steve-ballmer-says-17126801/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Selleck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a gamer, and you know other gamers, then you&#8217;ve probably had at least one conversation that focused on whether or not the Xbox 360 is better than the PlayStation 3, or vice versa. It&#8217;s a heated debate, for sure, but if you&#8217;ve been talking about whether or not each of the consoles is  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-isnt-a-gaming-console-steve-ballmer-says-17126801/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Phone 7 video keynote now available</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/windows-phone-7-video-keynote-now-available-12107440/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s Windows Phone 7 launch yesterday saw a huge number of devices being promised for a wide range of countries, and we can&#8217;t blame you if you got overwhelmed.  Happily Microsoft are helping us get back to basics with a typically-shouty Steve Ballmer and a video of the whole keynote launch, which you can see  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/windows-phone-7-video-keynote-now-available-12107440/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ballmer&#8217;s bonus slashed due to Kin failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The failure of the Microsoft Kin phone was swift and epic. I haven’t seen a phone fail that fast before. You can bet the failure was felt around Microsoft and CEO Steve Ballmer may have felt the failure in his heart, but it hit is wallet too according to Reuters. Ballmer saw his nice, fat  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ballmers-bonus-slashed-due-to-kin-failure-01105548/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Intel Atom tablet appeal waning despite Ballmer&#8217;s push for Windows adoption</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/intel-atom-tablet-appeal-waning-despite-ballmers-push-for-windows-adoption-0296102/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may see a future where tablets running Windows are the status quo, but according to the latest talk from Taipei manufacturers are only considering Atom-based Windows slates to stay in favor with Intel.  DigiTimes&#8216; sources claim that despite Intel&#8217;s aggressive promotion, notebook manufacturers are still looking to ARM-based tablets running Android  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/intel-atom-tablet-appeal-waning-despite-ballmers-push-for-windows-adoption-0296102/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft&#8217;s Steve Ballmer Could Face Mutiny in Nine Months</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/microsofts-steve-ballmer-could-face-mutiny-in-nine-months-2295035/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Selleck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a fan of Microsoft, you have your reasons. Whether or not Steve Ballmer, the tech giant&#8217;s current CEO, has anything to do with that probably has a lot to do with personal opinion. Watching Steve Ballmer on stage brings a new sort of excitement that hasn&#8217;t been seen in quite awhile, but unfortunately  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsofts-steve-ballmer-could-face-mutiny-in-nine-months-2295035/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ballmer: ASUS, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony Windows 7 tablets are coming</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-asus-dell-samsung-toshiba-and-sony-windows-7-tablets-are-coming-1293642/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed that ASUS, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony will all be launching Windows 7 based slate form-factor tablets this year.  Speaking at the Worldwide Partner Conference today, Ballmer declined to mention specific models or specifications, but did say that various form-factors and functionality would be on offer, including slates with  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ballmer-asus-dell-samsung-toshiba-and-sony-windows-7-tablets-are-coming-1293642/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Ballmer at D8: Apple, Google, and Smartphones</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Selleck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s CEO, Steve Ballmer, can always be counted on to make a conference, no matter the setting, an interesting one. This time around, while sitting on All Thing D&#8217;s stage at the D8 conference, Ballmer managed to cover just about everything he could that relates to Microsoft. From Apple, the iPhone and iPad, to Google&#8217;s  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-at-d8-apple-google-and-smartphones-0388216/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Ballmer Won&#8217;t be Making it to WWDC, or Dancing With the Stars</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-wont-be-making-it-to-wwdc-or-dancing-with-the-stars-2787362/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Selleck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, that was quick. We had brought you a story earlier today, about a particular analyst out there who believed, pretty strongly, that Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, would actually be making an appearance at this year&#8217;s WWDC. You know, the one that&#8217;s built around Apple&#8217;s developer community, and where they&#8217;re likely to announce the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-wont-be-making-it-to-wwdc-or-dancing-with-the-stars-2787362/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Ballmer on-stage at WWDC 2010 predicts analyst; Apple have &#8220;little room for surprise&#8221; reckons rival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 08:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s June 7th WWDC 2010 keynote is approaching, and thanks to various pre-show leaks of the fourth-generation iPhone HD many are questioning exactly how groundbreaking the Steve Jobs presentation might be.  That seems like the ideal opportunity for an analyst face-off: perennial Apple ponderer Gene Munster, of Piper Jaffray, reckons Apple has &#8220;little room for  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-on-stage-at-wwdc-2010-predicts-analyst-apple-have-little-room-for-surprise-reckons-rival-2787213/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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