I have long held; like a lot of other much smarter folks than me, that Microsoft needs to make some radical and deep changes to the company as a whole. I have written about this in the past (here, here and here) and read much of what is written about the company. I have a lot of respect for Bill Gates and none for Baldy Ballmer. As far as I am concerned Mr. Ballmer has done more to damage the company and it’s relationships with customers and developer alike that anyone else in Microsoft.

So it is kind of nice when I come across a blog (via Mini-Microsoft) that among other well written points agrees with my thoughts. Like Mini-Microsoft the blog called MSFTextrememakover appears to be written by a company employee of indeterminable level; but what I have read so far is straight to the point and interesting to read. He (or she - take your pick) says this about Baldy Ballmer

Seven years have passed since Ballmer took over as CEO, and that’s more than enough time to make a fair assessment of his performance in the role and suitability to continue. While he’s off the charts for passion and desire, and has done a good job growing the top line (and, much less successfully, the bottom one), overall it’s been a mixed bag at best, and abysmal at worst. In particular, I think Ballmer lost the confidence of the street - and maybe employees too - long ago.

He goes on to tear through just about every level of Microsoft and its business offering up suggestions along the way. It makes for a very interesting read and if you are interested in the company at all well worth the time spent doing so.

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