jan 14, 2000 - Steve Ballmer CEO

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January 13, 2000: Steve Ballmer CEO of Microsoft. "As CEO, Ballmer handled company finances and daily operations, but Gates remained chairman of the board and still retained control of the "technological vision" as chief software architect.[31] Gates relinquished day-to-day activities when he stepped down as chief software architect in 2006,"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer

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