Author: Todd Bishop

Bill Gates

Steve Ballmer on Microsoft’s first 50 years, its OpenAI deal, and why he’s still its biggest investor

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Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at the 2021 groundbreaking for the Intuit Dome, the new home of the L.A. Clippers, the NBA franchise he acquired in 2014. (L.A. Clippers / Intuit Dome Photo) [Editor’s Note: Microsoft@50 is a year-long GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present, and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025. Learn more and register here for our special Microsoft@50 event next Thursday, March 20, in Seattle.] Bill Gates and Paul Allen brought Microsoft into the world. Gates and Steve Ballmer saw the company through adolescence. Ballmer was in charge for high school and college. Satya…

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