As you may know by now, late last night, Shelly Sterling, wife of Clippers owner Donald Sterling agreed to sell the team for $2 Billion dollars to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. It still has to be approved by the majority of the other owners in the NBA, but based on the situation nobody sees that as being a problem. Last week Donald Sterling had sent a letter from his lawyer signing over control of the team to his wife because he realized the writing was on the wall in regards to his ownership. This week he had a change of heart though and vowed to put up a bloody fight to keep the team. It appears one specific thing led to the sale being allowed to go through.
NBA: Clippers To Be Sold For $2 Billion Dollars After Donald Sterling Declared “Mentally Incapacitated”
*Updated* NBA: Former Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, Bids $2 Billion For Clippers, But Is It The Winning Bid?!
Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has submitted a bid of $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers. There are various reports as to IF it’s the winning bid. So is it?! Hit the jump for details…
Bookies Are Taking Bets On WHAT Now??
News broke the other day that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would be retiring soon and in the meantime looking for someone to step into his role at the tech giant. It seems like gamblers will bet on just about anything, and Ballmer’s replacement is no exception. Ladbrokes, a British gambling company, has a breakdown of the odds for Microsoft’s next CEO on their website now. Read more to see who has the best odds of becoming Microsoft’s next boss!
OUCH … Microsoft CEO Calls It Quits !!!!
Microsoft has announced today that CEO Steve Ballmer has decided to retire within the next year upon finding someone to fill in his position. In the mean time Ballmer will continue to perform his duties as CEO and lead Microsoft through its transformation of devices and services.
You Won’t Believe What The NSA Can Tap Now!!
So along with Edward Snowden reporting that the U.S. has been spying on its allies, the latest news from the Redmond, WA, technology giant implies that any calls made on Skype are subject to the same snooping by the NSA as regular phone calls. In a blog post today, Microsoft revealed that they “assume that all calls, whether over the Internet or by fixed line or mobile phone, will offer similar levels of privacy and security.” In an era when everyone is constantly connected, it’s amazing that the NSA can collect, let alone go through, all of the content that Snowden alleged.
Microsoft Announces It’s Getting A MAKE OVER!!
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft has sent out a memo saying that they will soon be undergoing the biggest restructuring the company has seen in years! They intend to drive sales by transforming the company into a more of a device and services kind of organization. Hit the jump for all of the details ..
