Which software was that again? Can you please elaborate on Steve Balmer’s accomplishments.
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LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I am shocked that an OG Silicon Valley business owner and right hand man of the creator of the most popular software on the planet and still taking his cut off the shares. SHOCKED!
aniki@lemm.ee 9 months ago
AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Labor keeps the world running. Labor makes the discoveries. Labor invents.
Capitalism just holds the resources hostage from labor in exchange for almost everything.
You swoon over con-men.
HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m not fully abreast of Ballmer’s dealing, but I know he’s spending a shit ton on pro basketball:
time.com/…/former-microsoft-ceo-buys-clippers-2-b…
nba.com/…/clippers-owner-steve-ballmer-closes-dea…
cnbc.com/…/clippers-owner-steve-ballmer-announces…
variety.com/…/steve-ballmer-la-clippers-clippervi…
One can judge the utility of such ventures, but it’s undeniable that capital is being used (not held hostage) and jobs being created. It takes a lot of people to build a stadium.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Microsoft laid off 16,000 people in 2023 alone. How many pro basketball jobs did he create in return?
HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 9 months ago
news.microsoft.com/leadership/?section=board-memb…
news.microsoft.com/leadership/?section=board-memb…
Ballmer’s not on either of those lists. Not sure how you can put those layoffs on him.