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See you, Steve: 5 could-be, would-be Ballmers to consider

It finally happened: Steve Ballmer is stepping down as Microsoft CEO. Who will succeed him? Cringely has a few ideas

Perceived missteps may have hit a tipping point for Ballmer

He has been in hot water over a variety of issues, including Microsoft's position in the tablet market

Read Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s retirement announcement letter

Here is the full text of the email Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent to employees regarding his plan to retire

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire in 12 months

The company's board has created a committee, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, to locate a new CEO

BREAKING: BALLMER OUT — NASDAQ down, out — GOOGLE’s $258 million UBER tab — NGINX’s first commercial server — AMAZON tests wireless network — D.C. overtakes Valley for highest income

Nginx takes the slippery road away from open source

The popular upstart Web server released a proprietary Plus version this week. What could possibly go wrong?

Mozilla ‘Plug-n-Hack’ project aims for tighter security tool integration

The project aims to solve hiccups in how security tools work with Web browsers

Report: Apple buys Embark, yet another mapping app

Embark's technology could give a needed boost to Apple's own Maps app

Makerbot’s desktop scanner for 3D printers will cost you $1,400

The Digitizer, now available, can scan an object and re-create it in digital form in 12 minutes

Sinofsky captivated by Andreessen Horowitz, becomes board partner

The former Windows chief will represent the VC firm on the boards of companies it's backing