Pressure on Ballmer as he moves into Gates' office
By Reuters
Posted on 30 Jun 2008 at 07:51
His exuberance for all-things Microsoft has also earned him viral video fame on par with lonelygirl15 or Obama Girl. Video of Ballmer's enthusiastic support for software developers has been viewed more than a million times on YouTube, a performance that earned him the unflattering nickname of "Monkey Boy."
The technology world now waits to see if the Monkey Boy will succeed as the organ grinder.
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