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...Steve Ballmer is a Ford guy. Period. His father worked for the Ford Motor Co. in Detroit for 30 years, and if Fords were good enough for Dad, then they are just fine for Steve. Still, even a Lincoln Continental seems an unlikely car choice for a man worth $14 billion--give or take a couple of million--but that's Ballmer. His loyalty is limitless...
...trait valued above all others by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, Ballmer's boss and close friend. And Gates rewarded that unswerving loyalty last week: he appointed Ballmer, 42, formerly Microsoft's chief sales guy, as president and heir apparent...
...reward for being a suck-up. Ballmer operates at a decibel level bordering on OSHA's mandatory ear-protection threshold, a one-man surround-sound. He and Gates, who became fast friends in 1973 during their freshman year at Harvard, have always enjoyed what they refer to as a "high bandwidth" relationship; it means they can scream at each other but are still able to listen and respond. "We fairly well anticipate what the other guy is thinking, and can finish each other's sentences," says Ballmer of his 25-year relationship with Gates. "That doesn't mean we always...
Narayanamurti is arriving at Harvard during aperiod of rejuvenation of the DEAS. Currently, theMaxwell-Dworkin building, which will housecomputer science and electrical engineeringfacilities, is under construction. The project wasmade possible by a $25 million donation from BillGates and Steve A. Ballmer...
...Ballmer, Microsoft's executive vice presidentand a member of Harvard's Board of Overseers,countered by saying that Microsoft is simplyproviding people with products they want...