Balmer, a.k.a. “Monkey Boy”, cannot hold a candle to Bill Gates and his entire tenure as head of M$ has been a story of decline.
Worked very close to the exec offices (and I mean feet away) for 10 years. Every exec that came up the ranks and showed any ability to lead has been fired by Ballmer. In fact, we used to joke about it and take bets on how long these guys/gals would last.