Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 as the company's first business manager. Fast forward to the early millennium, and he took over from Bill Gates and became the company's CEO through 2014.

Steve Ballmer said letting go of Microsoft emotionally took a year but was the right move. He nearly sold all his Microsoft stocks to detach, but stayed loyal after a colleague's advice.

Billionaire Bill Gates was once crowned the richest man in the world for 18 years, but now as his quest to not die rich continues, his former assistant, Steve Ballmer has topped his wealth.

Microsoft stock surged in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the tech giant beat analysts' expectations for another straight quarter. Shares were up over 8% after hours following Microsoft's ...

We were too confident. I don’t think we stuck with Windows too long. I think what we did is we tried to put Windows in places that it didn’t naturally go. Former Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer ...

A $1,000 investment in Microsoft stock on Jan. 13, 2000—the day Ballmer became CEO—would have been worth only about $915 by the time he stepped down. Today, however, that same investment would ...