CNET News Daily Podcast: Deconstructing Ballmer

CNET News' Ina Fried sat down with Microsoft's CEO at CES. The interview takes place against one of the more turbulent periods in that stories company's history.

by Charles Cooper

January 9, 2009 1:17 PM PST Follow @coopeydoop

Microsoft's CEO went to the Consumer Electronics Show to hype his company's upcoming replacement to the Vista operating system. But Steve Ballmer had more on his mind than Windows 7 and he shared some very frank opinions with CNET News' Ina Fried. Ina stops by for a visit to our studios to offer her assessment.

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