Ford CEO top candidate to replace Ballmer at Microsoft - Report

There is no doubt this guy has great credentials but for a tech/entertainment company? I don't think so. And another thing, the last thing MS needs is a 68 year CEO. They need some young blood or they will end with more products like surface . . . .

Hmm, you know video game and hardware development isn't an easy thing. It's extremely technical involving a lot of specialties from different fields like art, computer science, engineering, music, movie production and more. How can a guy, whose specialty was running companies that dealt with modes of transportation, suddenly take charge of a company that has to deal with all of these very important aspects of development?

He might have great leadership, but one also also has to have a great amount of knowledge in the field he is going to handle in order to help the company make progress.

I think choosing a leader who has experience and expertise in your field is crucial.

Gamespot says this story is a report and Gameinformer says this is a rumor. Interesting.

so what does a automotive/airliner CEO know about running a computer software/hardware company?

Now there's 2 guys who would stab you in the back for a buck with those same smiles still plastered on their corporate faces. Where's Trevor when you need him?

From now on not only will you have to deal with the Red Ring of Death ...

but the following added value extras :

-- Change oil

- Change tires

- Regular Service intervals

- TUV

Next XBOX will be named FordBox ...

XBOX GT

XBOX Mondeo

XBOX Fiesta.... :)

Well atleast it's gona roll, I like it

I wonder how are CEOs born. Is there a CEO farm? Are they being grown synthetically?

I mean... obviously no one can actually become a CEO who hasn't already been a CEO so there has to be some place where CEOs are being created.

I bet Elop is like "shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiet".

I wonder if he'll drive Microsoft to employ used car salesman tricks or wheel and deal its way to more success? Will his promises be more than hot air (bags)?

Whatever the case, MS is doing well and going full throttle on their Xbox One launch. There are so many people wanting it, that it won't crash and burn.

I think an outside perspective from an excellent and accomplished leader would be good for Microsoft. Too many people want people from inside the industry taking over, but it is that kind of inbreeding that leads to idea stagnation and complacency. If you are in a certain environment too long, you get used to certain ways of doing things and you get stuck on a single track of thought processes. You do things because "that's the way its always been done." Sometimes it takes an outsider to come in and start questioning the status quo, injecting some fresh thinking while shaking up the establishment. I think Microsoft can use that more than anything right now.

car maker to console making... ermm BAILOUT # 2 in the un foreseen future

who cares? I know I don't give a damn which rich dude is running which giant company

Xbox F -150 Built Tough...

great, car person running games, sorry but I don't think this will work to the benefit of MS

I vote to bring bill gates back. I used to like Microsoft long ago.

And Ford canned my favorite truck, so I im not liking the guy right now.

Bring back Billy Gates. He knows how to stop a sinking ship

Just because the guy has led multi-billion dollar companies doesn't mean he's a good fit. Microsoft is a tech company, Ford is not. Yes, he may be able to manage a large company, though I think Microsoft has many more divisions to be ran than Ford, but he has ZERO knowledge of anything tech related. He probably doesn't even know how to use a computer!

Elop, even though he ran a tech company, is far from a good candidate. He ran Nokia alright... RIGHT INTO THE GROUND!

I would be a better CEO than either of those two. I at least know what consumers want out of their products. I'm gonna apply and I expect all of you to write Microsoft and tell them Vodoo is the best candidate to run the company (free Xboxes and PC's all around).

Hey there Boys Im the Ceo of one of them fangled puter companies!
,,,ya know my son has one of them there what ya call em? Xboxes! Yea thats it!