--- title: "18 Microsoft Quotes By Steve Ballmer" description: "18 Microsoft quotes by Steve Ballmer. Plus more from Steve Ballmer and more Microsoft sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/steve-ballmer-3273_charity_i-d-like-to-own-microsoft-shares-until-i_51487.png" --- > [I’d like to own Microsoft shares until I either give something to charity or I die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-d-like-to-own-microsoft-shares-until-i-either-give-something-to/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/steve-ballmer-3273_charity_i-d-like-to-own-microsoft-shares-until-i_51487.png) > [The world is changing, but so is Microsoft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/the-world-is-changing-but-so-is-microsoft/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/steve-ballmer-3273_change_the-world-is-changing-but-so-is-microsof_2591082.png) > [I want to make sure (a user) can't get through ... an online experience without hitting a Microsoft ad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-want-to-make-sure-a-user-can-t-get-through-an-online-experience/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/steve-ballmer-3273_ads_i-want-to-make-sure-a-user-can-t-get-thr_2739547.png) > [What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?' .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/what-we-ve-gone-through-in-the-last-several-years-has-caused-some/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/steve-ballmer-3273_business_what-we-ve-gone-through-in-the-last-seve_952036.png) > [I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break up Microsoft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-think-it-would-be-absolutely-reckless-and-irresponsible-for-anyone/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8b/steve-ballmer-3273_break_i-think-it-would-be-absolutely-reckless_2222412.png) > [This is a great opportunity for Don, and I wish him success. I am incredibly proud of the work and vision culminating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/this-is-a-great-opportunity-for-don-and-i-wish-him-success-i-am/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/steve-ballmer-3273_devices_this-is-a-great-opportunity-for-don-and_1480979.png) > [At Microsoft I had many years of experience and history and seeing connections. With my direct reports, the job at Microsoft was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/at-microsoft-i-had-many-years-of-experience-and-history-and-seeing/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/steve-ballmer-3273_able_at-microsoft-i-had-many-years-of-experie_161684.png) > [Our goal in making these changes is to enable Microsoft to achieve greater agility in managing the incredible growth ahead and executing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/our-goal-in-making-these-changes-is-to-enable-microsoft-to-achieve/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/steve-ballmer-3273_achieve_our-goal-in-making-these-changes-is-to-e_2772454.png) > [At Microsoft, we're investing heavily in security because we want customers to be able to trust their computing experiences, so they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/at-microsoft-we-re-investing-heavily-in-security-because-we-want/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/steve-ballmer-3273_able_at-microsoft-we-re-investing-heavily-in_2661734.png) > [I loved every minute of my time at Microsoft, but I had always envisioned having another phase of life just because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-loved-every-minute-of-my-time-at-microsoft-but-i-had-always/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b38/steve-ballmer-3273_envisioned_i-loved-every-minute-of-my-time-at-micro_343904.png) > [Throughout our history, Microsoft has won by making big, bold bets. I believe that now is not the time to scale back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/throughout-our-history-microsoft-has-won-by-making-big-bold-bets-i/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/steve-ballmer-3273_ambition_throughout-our-history-microsoft-has-won_1621316.png) > [It's the luxury of time that lets me in some ways now spoil myself. I get my workout in every day. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/it-s-the-luxury-of-time-that-lets-me-in-some-ways-now-spoil-myself-i/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/steve-ballmer-3273_able_it-s-the-luxury-of-time-that-lets-me-in_3141651.png) > [ We'll get a chance to go through this \[Apple versus Microsoft debate\] again in phones and music players. There's no chance that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/we-ll-get-a-chance-to-go-through-this-apple-versus-microsoft-debate/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/steve-ballmer-3273_apple_we-ll-get-a-chance-to-go-through-this-ap_1693500.png) > [ The company \[Microsoft\] really has to chart a direction in mobile devices. Because if you're going to be mobile-first, cloud-first you really… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/the-company-microsoft-really-has-to-chart-a-direction-in-mobile/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/steve-ballmer-3273_boards_the-company-microsoft-really-has-to-char_2087634.png) > [From a client perspective, I really think the work Microsoft's doing with Surface, with HoloLens, with Xbox, that stuff's absolutely essential to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/from-a-client-perspective-i-really-think-the-work-microsoft-s-doing/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e2/steve-ballmer-3273_business_from-a-client-perspective-i-really-think_2442311.png) > ["There's no CEO for the government." But if you were CEO for a day at the government, would you have tools and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/there-s-no-ceo-for-the-government-but-if-you-were-ceo-for-a-day-at/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/steve-ballmer-3273_and-off_there-s-no-ceo-for-the-government-but-if_1273297.png) > [The one thing that I think separates Microsoft from a lot of other people is we make bold bets. We're persistent about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/the-one-thing-that-i-think-separates-microsoft-from-a-lot-of-other/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09d/steve-ballmer-3273_bets_the-one-thing-that-i-think-separates-mic_335525.jpg) > [I'm a shareholder in Microsoft Corp. of some size, and while I don't work for the place anymore, I think a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-m-a-shareholder-in-microsoft-corp-of-some-size-and-while-i-don-t/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/steve-ballmer-3273_add_i-m-a-shareholder-in-microsoft-corp-of-s_3184249.png) ## Other authors on Microsoft ## More by Steve Ballmer > [I think PCs are going to continue to shift in form factor. The real question is: What's a PC?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-think-pcs-are-going-to-continue-to-shift-in-form-factor-the-real/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [There's a lot of Google fascination out there and we share it, and we're going to compete, we're going to compete very, very hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/there-s-a-lot-of-google-fascination-out-there-and-we-share-it-and-we/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [I’d like to own Microsoft shares until I either give something to charity or I die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-d-like-to-own-microsoft-shares-until-i-either-give-something-to/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [Every NBA arena has six cameras in the ceiling. The question is what does the software do with video feeds? How to surface that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/every-nba-arena-has-six-cameras-in-the-ceiling-the-question-is-what/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [I think there are lots of opportunities to improve the product. When you read the press, people say, "Oh, the product needs improvement." I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-think-there-are-lots-of-opportunities-to-improve-the-product-when/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [The way I do things I usually always prefer to have a very clear strategy and be very focused. At the same time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/the-way-i-do-things-i-usually-always-prefer-to-have-a-very-clear/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [Accessible design is good design.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/accessible-design-is-good-design/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [At Microsoft I had many years of experience and history and seeing connections. With my direct reports, the job at Microsoft was to delegate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/at-microsoft-i-had-many-years-of-experience-and-history-and-seeing/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [ \[Apple and RIM\] are probably restricted, in some sense, to a certain maximum. ... If you want to reach more people than that, you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/apple-and-rim-are-probably-restricted-in-some-sense-to-a-certain/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/this-is-all-about-having-great-leaders-who-can-drive-agile-innovation/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [I think the biggest mistake most people make when they pick their first job is they don't worry enough about whether they'll love the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-think-the-biggest-mistake-most-people-make-when-they-pick-their/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [ I don't think there is one size that fits all \[\] I've been to too many meetings with journalists who spent the first 10… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-don-t-think-there-is-one-size-that-fits-all-i-ve-been-to-too-many/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [In many ways I think the company's doing quite a good job. If you look at the transition to Office 365 we started when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/in-many-ways-i-think-the-company-s-doing-quite-a-good-job-if-you-look/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [The lifeblood of our business is that R&D spend. There's nothing that flows through a pipe or down a wire or anything else. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/the-lifeblood-of-our-business-is-that-r-d-spend-there-s-nothing-that/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) > [Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We'll hire, net new, over 4,000 people this year, and attract great people into the company.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/certainly-we-continue-to-bring-in-new-people-we-ll-hire-net-new-over/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/microsoft/steve-ballmer/#itemlist", "name": "18 Microsoft Quotes By Steve Ballmer", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I’d like to own Microsoft shares until I either give something to charity or I die.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Ballmer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-d-like-to-own-microsoft-shares-until-i-either-give-something-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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