The board was re-elected, company executives were questioned about corporate strategy, a proposal to create a sustainability committee was killed. All in all, it was business as usual at Microsoft’s annual shareholders’ meeting Tuesday, except for some uncomfortable talk — uncomfortable from Microsoft’s perspective, that is — about whether parts of the company should be spun off. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, put the kibosh on that idea when it was suggested during the question-and-answer period.
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Microsoft Gets a Breakup Call
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 16, 2011 09:25 AMThe board was re-elected, company executives were questioned about corporate strategy, a proposal to create a sustainability committee was killed. All in all, it was business as usual at Microsoft’s annual shareholders’ meeting Tuesday, except for some uncomfortable talk — uncomfortable from Microsoft’s perspective, that is — about whether parts of the company should be spun off. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, put the kibosh on that idea when it was suggested during the question-and-answer period.