Gemina13 Says:

Right now, I’m sure my two former housemates/best friends are cursing Ballmer’s name and thanking God on their knees that they cashed out their MSFT stock when he was named Gates’ successor. Yes, they’re employees. No, they have little control anymore over product. Ballmer’s reign has instituted a regime of nitpicking, micromanagement, and constant pushing to get out substandard product.
My friends loathe him for the mess that was Windows Vista, the mess that will be the new MS tablet, the wreckage of the Zune and other nifty toys planned for the market (but delayed until Apple had time to corner the market themselves), and his general Corporate Asshole style. Pretty soon, shareholders may have good reason to start cursing Ballmer, too.