--- title: "13 Years Quotes By Steve Ballmer" description: "13 Years quotes by Steve Ballmer. Plus more from Steve Ballmer and more Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/steve-ballmer-3273_business_what-we-ve-gone-through-in-the-last-seve_952036.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) > [Not only because the product wasn't a great product, but remember it took us five or six years to ship it. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/not-only-because-the-product-wasn-t-a-great-product-but-remember-it/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/steve-ballmer-3273_digital-marketing_not-only-because-the-product-wasn-t-a-gr_1692527.png) > [Any idea that turns out to be truly great can be harvested for tens of years. On the other hand, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/any-idea-that-turns-out-to-be-truly-great-can-be-harvested-for-tens/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/steve-ballmer-3273_bets_any-idea-that-turns-out-to-be-truly-grea_1621454.png) > [You can have an Apple in the phone business, or a RIM, and they can do very well, but when 1.3 billion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/you-can-have-an-apple-in-the-phone-business-or-a-rim-and-they-can-do/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/steve-ballmer-3273_apples_you-can-have-an-apple-in-the-phone-busin_1410043.jpg) > [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) > [ I meet with Satya \[Nadella\] what probably amounts to four or five times a year - either to brainstorm something or just… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-meet-with-satya-nadella-what-probably-amounts-to-four-or-five-times/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/steve-ballmer-3273_amount_i-meet-with-satya-nadella-what-probably_2889270.png) > [We've grown from 18% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry to 23% of the profits of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/we-ve-grown-from-18-of-the-profits-of-the-top-25-companies-in-our/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/steve-ballmer-3273_business_we-ve-grown-from-18-of-the-profits-of-th_635936.jpg) > [My wife spent a lot of time on what we do from a civic contribution giving perspective, for a number of years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/my-wife-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-what-we-do-from-a-civic-contribution/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/steve-ballmer-3273_civics_my-wife-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-what-we-d_1235244.png) > [Look at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the last five years. You only get that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/look-at-the-product-pipeline-look-at-the-fantastic-financial-results/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74b/steve-ballmer-3273_fantastic_look-at-the-product-pipeline-look-at-the_1381879.png) > [I come back to the same thing: We've got the greatest pipeline in the company's history in the next 12 months, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/i-come-back-to-the-same-thing-we-ve-got-the-greatest-pipeline-in-the/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/steve-ballmer-3273_business_i-come-back-to-the-same-thing-we-ve-got_735206.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) > [When you take a look at the transition from server software to Azure, what's going on in terms of cloud infrastructure, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/when-you-take-a-look-at-the-transition-from-server-software-to-azure/) [Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/steve-ballmer-3273_able_when-you-take-a-look-at-the-transition-f_1874895.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) ## Other authors on Years ## 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/years/steve-ballmer/#itemlist", "name": "13 Years Quotes By Steve Ballmer", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?' .", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Ballmer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/what-we-ve-gone-through-in-the-last-several-years-has-caused-some/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/steve-ballmer-3273_business_what-we-ve-gone-through-in-the-last-seve_952036.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/steve-ballmer-3273_business_what-we-ve-gone-through-in-the-last-seve_952036.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/steve-ballmer-3273_business_what-we-ve-gone-through-in-the-last-seve_952036.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust…” — Steve Ballmer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Not only because the product wasn't a great product, but remember it took us five or six years to ship it. 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We're focused on issues in the United States, particularly issues with people who have been trapped in neighborhoods in what I might call intergenerational poverty.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Ballmer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/my-wife-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-what-we-do-from-a-civic-contribution/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/steve-ballmer-3273_civics_my-wife-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-what-we-d_1235244.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/steve-ballmer-3273_civics_my-wife-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-what-we-d_1235244.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/steve-ballmer-3273_civics_my-wife-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-what-we-d_1235244.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My wife spent a lot of time on what we do from a civic contribution giving perspective, for a number of…” — Steve Ballmer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Look at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the last five years. 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