Ballmer: I will buy 20 web companies a year
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Fat head, fatter wallet Steve Ballmer has told an audience of foaming Silicon Valley start-up types exactly what they want to hear: he will buy 20 web companies a year for the next five years.â¦
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In just 20 years, the company went from a fledgling startup to a global player in technology.
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Before Google's 2004 IPO, the company's co-founders and CEO agreed to work together for 20 years.
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When Steve Ballmer wants to make a stir he makes sure that he makes a big one. At the same venue where he spoke of Bill Gates receiving 4 million emails a day he also chose the meeting of Asian Government
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A January report by JPMorgan Chase said growing revenues from online advertising would in part lead to a great year for Internet stocks.
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Piper Jaffray Cos.  is looking at buying U.S. public finance firms as part of a broad plan to spend funds it generated from selling its brokerage business last year, the company's chief executive said.
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the web giant's plans for expansion and clears up those IPO rumors
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Think you get spam? Imagine having an Internet profile like Bill Gates. The Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) chairman gets millions of e-mails every day, according to Chief Executive Steve Ballmer.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says future growth for the company hinges on continued investment, especially in eight core areas.
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An IDC report predicts that the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20 percent to ship over 50 million units in 2008, up from just 12.
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Kara Swisher of All Things Digital reports that the company is considering a new, massive round of investment cash.
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The Motley Fool - It's no secret that Internet frenzy 2.0 has included a fair share of small Web start-ups getting bought out by Internet giants. Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO - News) reported interest in buying social networking site Facebook last week is yet another case in point. However, craigslist founder Craig Newmark went on the record saying he's not in the least bit interested in a buyout. And guess what -- nobody should be in the least bit surprised.
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The business-internet firm plans to announce Friday the latest move in a recent buying spree, a deal the company said will give it 2,400 new business customers for its high-speed Internet service.-The Washington Post
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SugarCRM lands a $20 million venture round, giving the open source customer relationship management software maker a boost to its global expansion plans.
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Lose the tie, SteveO! Analysis The rhetoric surrounding Steve Ballmer's unsolicited $44.6bn offer for Yahoo! will focus on the obvious - the potential market share growth that a Microsoft and Yahoo! tie-up would have against Google.â¦
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com October 21, 2004, 6:42 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
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The e-tailer, seeking users' input, invests in online collaboration.