D8 Video: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Google

During his D8 interview today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer referred to Google as a “behemoth,” a word that has long been used to describe Microsoft. In the videos after the jump, Ballmer talks about Microsoft’s rivalry with Google in search, the cloud and mobile. And in the second one, he offers Google a bit of antitrust advice.

D8 Video: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the iPad

Apple CEO Steve Jobs says the iPad is an entirely new category of device. But to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, it’s just another PC. After the jump, his comments on Apple’s latest device, the tablet form factor and the evolution of the PC.

D8 Video: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Windows Phone and Mobile Leadership

A few years back, Microsoft was ahead of the game in the mobile space. Today, it’s seriously lagging. How did this happen and what’s the company doing to change it? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer answers these questions in the video after the jump.

D8 Video: Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Ray Ozzie on Cloud Computing

Is the current shift toward Web-based applications and cloud computing a threat to Microsoft? Or is it an opportunity? During their D8 appearance today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie argue that the company can move into the cloud and still protect its legacy software businesses.

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Ray Ozzie Live at D8

As an indicator of the headwinds facing Microsoft and its CEO, Steve Ballmer, today, two pieces of news last week are worth considering. The first, that Apple had overtaken Microsoft as the world’s most valuable technology company, would seem to signal Microsoft is no longer quite the driving force in technology that it once was, particularly in the consumer space. The second, word of a restructuring that will give Ballmer greater oversight of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, indicates the company is scrambling to change this.
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