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The Steve Ballmer Interview

Acquired by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Jun 2, 2025176:58Technology

We sit down with Steve Ballmer, the legendary former Microsoft CEO and owner of the LA Clippers, for an epic conversation covering his 34 years at Microsoft. Steve listened to our Microsoft episodes and had some thoughts...

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The Steve Ballmer Interview is an episode from Acquired by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. We sit down with Steve Ballmer, the legendary former Microsoft CEO and owner of the LA Clippers, for an epic conversation covering his 34 years at M...

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