[Microsoft press release][1]:
> Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, Ballmer will continue as CEO and will lead Microsoft through the next steps of its transformation to a devices and services company that empowers people for the activities they value most.
*Finally*. I’ve gone over already a [couple](https://brooksreview.net/2011/05/ballmer/) [of times][2] how bad I think Ballmer has been.
[1]: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/aug13/08-23AnnouncementPR.aspx
[2]: https://brooksreview.net/?s=ballmer