Silicon Valley Wants Tony Bates in Microsoft's CEO Seat

[exfileme]

Tony Bates seems to be one of the favorite Microsoft CEO candidates.

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[godfather666]

Yes, Bates is much better than Elop. Bates makes sense.

 

[coolitic]

Eh, without Bill Gates Microsoft is gonna fail.

 

[bustapr]

I guess Bates is OK, but I still think Mullaly is the best person for the job. They say he only makes sense if microsoft doesnt know where they are going, but isnt that exactly the point they are in? They dont have solid goals for the desktop OS because of all the backlash they got from users. people obviously didnt take Win8 with a smiling face, and they have to look for an alternative that will make people trust in MS again like Win7 did.

As for mobile, they have sort of a good concept of what to do, but they arent expanding in the area. They arent getting enough OEMs to sell WinRT and they arent selling much. Mullally is a great choice to set them in the right direction where everyone can win.

 

[Morbus]

I just want someone who will get Metro off my Windows desktop or Windows 7 will be the last Windows I do work on.

Dual booting doesn't bother me in the slightest (for games) now that we have SSDs.

 

[dimar]

The next CEO should make Windows free, and use micro transactions to make money from it.

 

[sonyawiley]

Hey big bro: had trouble signing into Forbes
Congrats, Tony Bates on edging out the competition.
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[southernshark]

I'm thinking "little Kim" from north Korea would be a good choice. He is an expert at computers and he runs one of the greatest nations in the world.

 

[f-14]

southernshark, i like your humor, you do have a point but he is better at standing up against big evil powers like the united states, which makes him more suitable for being CEO of Apple instead, Apple already has the belief set users shouldn't be allowed to have any kind of freedom with out their say so.

 

[SteelCity1981]

going traditional is the last thing ms needs, they need someone to really shake things up and look towards the future by jumping on future trends early and not late. like what jobs did for apple. they need someone not afraid to explorer new things. bates is that guy.

 

[Grandmastersexsay]

Who gives a crap what people not invested in Microsoft think about who should be Microsoft's next CEO?

 

[billcat42]

Why the rush? Let Steve Ballmer enjoy a good year a bit, he's earned it. Windows phones are up, even the tablets are starting to sell and most of the rest of their business continues to make money hand over fist. He's correct about XBox and Bing also, two totally strategic efforts. . I never thought I'd say this but Ballmer deserves some credit and a bit of time to go out on a high note.

 

[billcat42]

Why the rush? Let Steve Ballmer enjoy a good year a bit, he's earned it. Windows phones are up, even the tablets are starting to sell and most of the rest of their business continues to make money hand over fist. He's correct about XBox and Bing also, two totally strategic efforts. . I never thought I'd say this but Ballmer deserves some credit and a bit of time to go out on a high note.