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Steve Ballmer exit could lead to bigger Microsoft dividends

Now that Steve Ballmer has given up the Microsoft (MSFT) boardroom for courtside seats with his Los Angeles Clippers, CEO Satya Nadella can continue his transformation of the software giant without having his predecessor there to second-guess him. Ballmer stepped down from Microsoft’s (MSFT) board on Tuesday, citing the multitude of commitments he has taken on since retiring as CEO in February, including ownership of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. “In the six months since leaving, I have become very busy. I see a combination of the Clippers, civic contribution, teaching and study taking a lot of time,” Ballmer said

Amazon, Cloud Rivals Wage Price War In ‘Land Grab’

Cloud-services providers are unlikely to throttle back their torrid capital spending despite an ongoing price war that took some steam out of Amazon.com’s Q2 earnings. Cloud-services leaders Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are stepping on the accelerator as they aim to grab market share, analysts say. Amazon’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud business is the biggest provider of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), where customers

Google Stock in Focus on Its 10 Year IPO Anniversary – Stocks in the News

As the saying goes, time really does fly. It is already the 10 th anniversary of Google’s since Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) IPO back on 19 th August 2004. Without question, Google has managed to succeed