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Microsoft now has one million servers less than Google, but more than Amazon, says Ballmer

2013-07-19 19:11:31| Extremetech

At Microsoft's 2013 Worldwide Partner Conference, CEO Steve Ballmer gave us a very interesting tidbit about the scale of Microsoft's server operations. "We have something over a million servers in our datacenter infrastructure." Furthermore, Ballmer even went on to say that "Google is bigger" and "Amazon is a little bit smaller." It is extremely rare to hear such direct figures; in almost two decades, Google and Amazon have never even put a rough figure on their server count -- and now Ballmer is on stage, giving up their secrets.

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Ballmer pushes 'family of devices' as Microsoft's new mantra

2013-07-12 21:24:25| InfoWorld: Top News

If words mean anything, Microsoft will dramatically expand the number -- and type -- of devices it makes in-house. In a Thursday memo, CEO Steve Ballmer used the phrase "family of devices" 10 times as he referred to Microsoft's long-expressed strategy of becoming a "devices and services" company.

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Steve Ballmer remakes Microsoft one more time

2013-07-12 13:00:00| CNET News.com

Maybe the new organizational structure will better the odds of achieving breakthroughs, but it will take all the CEO's willpower, tenacity, smarts and positive energy to keep the ship aloft as the company redefines itself. [Read more]

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One Microsoft under Ballmer: A sweeping reorganization of the company

2013-07-11 18:41:03| Extremetech

Steve Ballmer has unveiled his comprehensive reorganization of Microsoft by division, and it's a far cry from what's come before. The shift is meant to eliminate the toxic in-fighting that's consumed much of the company's resources over the past 10 years.

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