Ballmer takes on the troublemakers

On a European tour, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer weighs in on threats ranging from Linux and EU regulators to music pirates and "bad people out there in cyberspace."

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Ballmer vs. the bad guys

newsmaker Cyberspace troublemakers aren't going away anytime soon, says Microsoft's CEO. And then there's Linux, Firefox...
October 5, 2004

Squeezing Longhorn's deadline

Ballmer lends some insight into the 2006 release date of the slow-moving next version of Windows.
October 5, 2004

Ballmer: iPods packed with stolen tunes

The man applauds the software giant's own digital rights management efforts and takes shots at archrival Apple.
October 4, 2004

The never-ending battle for security

"Bad people" in cyberspace are here to stay, but that doesn't mean things aren't getting better, according to Ballmer.
October 3, 2005