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To: Kevin Podsiadlik who wrote (9530)7/21/1998 12:57:00 PM
From: Larry Sullivan  Respond to of 74651
 
Thread :

From Microsoft Investor Site -

Gates Broadens Management Team to Take Advantage of Future Opportunities

Steve Ballmer Appointed President of Company

July 21, 1998 11:31 AM

REDMOND, Wash., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Gates, chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corp. MSFT , today appointed Steven A. Ballmer, formerly executive vice president of sales and support, president of Microsoft. Ballmer's promotion is part of Gates' plan to broaden Microsoft's leadership so the company is well placed to take advantage of the many new growth opportunities ahead. Ballmer's new role will allow Gates more time to focus on Microsoft's long-term vision and product strategy.


Here is the link to the full article. investor.msn.com



To: Kevin Podsiadlik who wrote (9530)7/21/1998 1:00:00 PM
From: DownSouth  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
>I honestly don't know what to do for Toy other than ignore him, anymore.

Toy is certainly entitled to his opinions, but I, too, shall simply ignore his postings. By responding, I am only doubling the amount of noise on this thread. In fact this posting is noise, unless it serves to encourage others to wait for Toy to say something meaningful rather than responding to his emotional outbursts.

We're after information of substance and informed opinions here, though the banter is nice entertainment up to a point.