Exit One Kevin Johnson- July 24, 2008 So this email comes in from Ballmer this afternoon and, after appreciating Mr. Ballmer's picture thanks to ShowSenderPhoto, I'm scanning through it, "Yep, yep, sounds like a bunch of the stuff covered this morning at the Town H-what-the-hell-Kevin Johnson is leaving"That was a surprise.A... pleasant surprise.Microsoft exec who led Yahoo buyout team to leave Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceTech Trader Daily - Barrons Online Microsoft Kevin Johnson Out, Joining Juniper; Splitting Platforms and...http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2008/07/exit-one-kevin-johnson.html Microsoft FY08Q4 Results- July 17, 2008 FY08Q4: sorry, Microsoft, folks are saying your lipstick just doesn't help that pig much: Microsofts Annual Revenue Reaches $60 Billion Fastest annual revenue growth since 1999 fuels 32% increase in earnings per share.Pre-announcement portion: my favorite post-analysis sites for the end-of-FY08-results:Mr. Joe Wilcox, and Mr. Todd Bishop.Leaving the list is the departed MSFTExtremeMakeover, though the final post is a good read.Most analysts are expecting a solid quarter:Microsoft Tests Its...http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2008/07/microsoft-fy08q4-results.html The Tumbling Tumbleweeds of Summer- July 15, 2008 (Rocking back and forth in the rocking chair after a nice fine sunny NW day - pity they have WiFi in so many places nowadays...)Oh, hi. Looks like it's going to be tumbling tumbleweeds here for a while, at least until the weather turns rainy again (bizarre pre-4th thunderstorms excluded). Perhaps as a sign of resignation here, I'm far more interested in enjoying some concerts and great hiking than sharing any perspectives about my take on Microsoft. I look back four years ago from when I...http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2008/07/tumbling-tumbleweeds-of-summer.html |