Ballmer says Microsoft is "hell bent"

So let's wish him many many more years with his hand on the tiller, as he steers the barque that is Vole-shaped to a happy land, far far away.

Infoworld reports on Ballmer speaking at Microsoft's annual analyst meeting and if the reporting is verbatim, it demonstrates the CEO is really quite a wag.

"Vista doesn't get done by three people in a garage in three days." [DOS]

"A great misconception in the tech industry is that most successes happen overnight." [Zune versus the Ipod]

"We are hell bent and determined to allocate the talent, resources, money, and innovation to become a powerhouse in the advertising business." [Google]

Over 1,000 employees at its Redmond campus speak Russian, he said. µ

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