How Steve Ballmer Ruined the Cloud and the World Cup
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We know Steve Ballmer is an enthusiastic guy. And that he has just a tad bit of excitement about Microsoft.
We give Ballmer credit for his drive to make cloud computing core to Microsoft's future.
But in one moment, Steve Ballmer did what we never thought possible. Along with a man in blue shorts and red socks, he had us cringing about the World Cup and the cloud.
You have to see it to believe it:
O, cloud.
Ouch.
O, Cloud Update: Here's a link to the video: http://bit.ly/dkSgTz
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We know Steve Ballmer is an enthusiastic guy. And that he has just a tad bit of excitement about Microsoft.\n\nWe give Ballmer credit for his drive to make cloud computing core to Microsoft's future.\n\nBut in one moment, Steve Ballmer did what we never thought possible. Along with a man in blue shorts and red socks, he had us cringing about the World Cup and the cloud.Sponsored by
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