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• Expect tech trouble to come in 2015

  As we start the New Year, let’s look ahead at some of the coming troubles and concerns of 2015.

• 15 insanely stupid Apple predictions

  The years have not been kind to Apple's critics. Here are fifteen laughable predictions that show how Apple has been going out of business since 1984.

• Citing super-busy schedule, Ballmer resigns from Microsoft board

  Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has broken another tie with the company, stepping down from the company's board of directors effective immediately.

• Ballmer's exit from Microsoft's board expected, boosts Nadella's standing, analysts say

  It's not surprising that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer abruptly gave up his board seat some six months after leaving the top job, and the move should help cement the regime and strategy of his successor Satya Nadella, according to several industry observers.

• Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft board

  Now that he's the bonafide owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Ballmer today announced that he was formally stepping down from his role as a Microsoft board member.

• Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board

  About six months after retiring as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer has relinquished his seat on the company's board of directors effective immediately, citing a busy schedule and confidence in the company's current and future financial performance.

• Ballmer wins LA Clippers basketball team for $2 billion

  Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reached an agreement to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for a record US$2 billion, according to reports.

• Why Steve Ballmer left Microsoft in better shape than he found it

  New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella certainly has his work cut out for him, but his job pales in comparison to the mess Steve Ballmer inherited in 2000. Nadella should succeed -- and if he does, he owes a lot to his oft-maligned predecessor.

• Microsoft continues cloud ERP push with Dynamics NAV update

  Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new version of its Dynamics NAV ERP (enterprise resource planning) software that includes a key feature for cloud-based deployments as well as tighter integration with Office.

• Perceived missteps may have hit a tipping point for Ballmer

  Steve Ballmer will retire as Microsoft CEO at some point in the next 12 months, the company said on Friday, a shocking announcement that comes weeks after he drafted a major business reorganization that's being implemented now.

• Microsoft CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months

  Steve Ballmer will retire as Microsoft CEO at some point in the next 12 months, the company said on Friday, a shocking announcement that comes weeks after he drafted a major business reorganization that's being implemented now.

• 4 Things CIOs Need to Know About Microsoft's Reorg

  The entirely expected Microsoft reorganization, and the accompanying memo from CEO Steve Ballmer, suggests that the company plans to focuses on devices, the cloud and a much shorter development life cycle. This will have a major impact on how your IT department operates.

• Microsoft reorganization: A quick look at who's in charge now

  In a sweeping corporate reorganization to focus on the company's
  shift from a software provider to a products and services business, Microsoft
  CEO Steve Ballmer has announced changes to his executive team to support a new
  structure that divides the company into four divisions.

• Ballmer letter about Sinofsky departure

  Here is the letter Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, sent to Microsoft employees about the departure of the company's president of Windows and Windows Live, Steven Sinofsky.

• Windows 7 savior, Windows 8 champion out at Microsoft

  Steven Sinofsky leaves Redmond weeks after Windows 8's launch, but the Metro UI chief takes his place