Steve Ballmer

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer presents Kylie, Microsoft's 5 1/2 year old spokesperson , with a pink PC at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Copyright 2009 AP News

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's first store looks ready to open in an upscale Phoenix valley city in the next few days, as the software maker takes its first step in trying to match rival Apple Inc's successful venture into retail. ...

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - Microsoft has no plans to develop a digital book reader to compete with the fast-growing popularity of Amazon's Kindle or a device that rival Apple is reportedly developing. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Microsoft had no need for ...

MUNICH (Reuters) - Microsoft's release of its new Windows 7 operating system is expected to increase demand for personal computers only slightly, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told journalists in Munich on Wednesday. "There will be a surge of PCs but it will ...

MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system. (Photo ...

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Tuesday unveiled his company's line of Windows smartphones in an offensive against Apple's iPhone and Google's Android system. Around 30 types of "Windows phones" with various designs will be available by the end of the year in ...