Retirement After saying in 2008 that he intended to remain CEO for another decade, Ballmer announced his retirement in 2013, after losing billions of dollars in acquisitions and on the Surface tablet. Microsoft's stock price rebounded on the news."Why Teflon Ballmer had to go: He couldn't shift crud from Windows 8, Surface" .
Retirement After saying in 2008 that he intended to remain CEO for another decade Ballmer announced his retirement in 2013 after losing billions of dollars in acquisitions and on the Surface tablet Microsoft's stock price rebounded on the news"Why Teflon Ballmer had to go He couldn't shift crud from Windows 8 Surface" 