Am I unduly harsh on Ballmer?
After yesterday's criticism (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2009/01/ballmer-wimps-out-in-first-challenge.html) of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer), I must admit I do hold him to a very high standard. That standard being his predecessor, Bill Gates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates). While I can't say I agreed with everything Gates did nor do I regard him as some epic figure, I do put the man on "genius" status. Thus, it might be unfair to measure Ballmer against that.
Perhaps I should compare him to someone else who is following in the footsteps of an iconic CEO, like Tim Cook (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_D._Cook), Apple's COO who is currently filling in for Steve Jobs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs). Sounds fair, except Cook hasn't had to lead his company yet. Cook also said Apple would "invest [their] way through this downturn" (http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090122/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanyearningsapple). Granted, he's just holding steady to a previous strategy, so probably not fair to compare that against Ballmer's "Feed them to the Sharkticons" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/quotes) strategy. Oh well. I'm sure I'll come up with a suitable metric eventually.
[+/-] Hide/Show Text
[+/-] Hide/Show Text
Labels: aimless musing
Am I unduly harsh on Ballmer?
posted by Sumocat at 1/23/2009 05:43:00 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home