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1、微软总裁鲍尔默一年内将退休MicrosoftchiefexecutiveSteveBallmeristoretirefromthetechnologygiantwithinthenext12months.微软总裁史蒂夫·鲍尔默将在未来12个月内退休。 SharesinMicrosoft,criticisedforitsslowresponsetotheboomingmarketformobiledevices,leapt9%onthenews. MrBallmer,wholastmonthunveiledarestructuringtoaddressthecriticism,saidi

2、nastatement:"Thereisneveraperfecttimeforthistypeoftransition,butnowistherighttime. "WeneedaCEOwhowillbeherelongertermforthisnewdirection." Theworld'sbiggestsoftwarecompanyhascreatedaspecialcommitteetofindareplacement.ThiscommitteeincludesMicrosoftfounderBillGates. MrBallmer,57,succeededMrGatesin

3、2000.Thetwomenmetin1973whilestudyingatHarvardUniversity,andMrBallmerjoinedthecompanyin1980. 'Singlestrategy' Microsoftemergedastheundisputedleaderinthetechnologysector,andbecametheworld'slargestcompanybymarketvalue. Butthecompanyhadbeencriticisedbyinvestorsrecentlyfornotreactingquicklyenoughtoth

4、ewayAppleandGooglehaveledthewayinmobiledevices. Microsoftstruggledasconsumersbegantoshundesktopsandlaptopsinfavouroftabletsandmobiledevices.  WhileitsWindowssoftwareisusedonthevastmajorityofPCs,Microsoftmadelittleimpactinthefast-growingtabletandsmartphonesegments. Microsoft'stransformationplan,a

5、nnouncedlastmonth,istryingtoaddressthat. Inamemotostafflastmonth,MrBallmersaidthatthechangesmeantthecompanywas"rallyingbehindasinglestrategyasonecompany-notacollectionofdivisionalstrategies". Theaim,hesaid,wastoreactfastertochangesinthemarket.  2AndrewBartels,analystatForresterResearch,saidMrBal

6、lmerhasbeenrightlycriticisedforbeing"caughtflatfootedbytheshifttotablets". ButheaddedthatheshouldgetbigcreditforsuccessfulproductssuchastheXboxandBing.2