Steve Ballmer To Be Named Media Person Of The Year At Cannes

Guardian:

Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, will be named media person of the year at the Cannes International Advertising festival in June.

Ballmer, who took control of the direction of the world's largest software company following founder Bill Gates's retirement last summer, follows in the footsteps of previous recipients such as Sir Anthony O'Reilly, the former chief executive of Independent News & Media; Lachlan Murdoch; Viacom chairman and chief executive Sumner Redstone; and Italian prime minister and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.

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Comments

[solarian]

for what except for trashing apple loser

[solvseus]

MS is a sponsor of the event, has been since 2002, though their contract is up soon, so I can't help wondering if that has anything to do with it. Couldn't possibly be the brilliant new advertising so far, which keeps shifting focus in a desperate bid to find something that works.

Though the one with the 4 (and a half) year old girl taking the pictures is a cute ad, I'll admit.

[RGKahn]

"Steve Ballmer To Be Named Media Person Of The Year At Cannes"? Based on what? That everything he says is either wrong or stupid. The Microsoft is doing so well with its business plan. Microsoft and Wall Street working so well together. He is where he is because he was Bill Gates roommate in college.

[washlib]

i could see "monkey boy of the year"....

Balmer the goon you love to hate..

[ratcityreprobate]

This is a joke, right? Did this come from The Onion?