Is it Game Over for Microsoft? – Real Time Insight By Scalper1 | January 10, 2014 0 Comment Scalper1 News It’s 2014 and Microsoft still has a “Now Hiring” sign in its window. On Aug 23, 2013, Microsoft announced that CEO Steve Ballmer would retire in the next 12 months after nearly 14 years as CEO. When I was Scalper1 News Scalper1 News Related posts: Microsoft CEO Ballmer to Retire – Analyst Blog Microsoft: Investors Cheer Steve Ballmer's Retirement but Challenges Remain Microsoft narrows CEO hunt to 20 candidates Who Is Satya Nadella, Last Geek Standing for the Microsoft CEO Job?