We've grown from 18% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry to 23% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry over the last five years. Profits are up over 70%, where the industry profit is up about 35%. Pretty good.

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However Ballmer has attracted criticism for Microsoft's share price which has been stagnant during his tenure as well as failing to capitalize on several new consumer technologies. in mathematics and economics. Ballmer has been instrumental in driving Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy with acquisitions such as Skype.

Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer (born March 24 1956) is an American businessman who currently serves as the CEO of Microsoft having held that post since January 2000. 7 billion ranking number 19 on the Forbes 400. As of 2012[update] his personal wealth is estimated at $15.