Microsoft Rebooted: How Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer Reinvented Their Company
Last updated October 31, 2026
Robert Slater describes how Microsoft changed after Steve Ballmer became chief executive in 2000 and Bill Gates took the role of chief software architect. Against the background of the antitrust case and the end of the dot-com boom, he explains how the two men reorganized the company, changed its management style, pushed into new areas such as the .NET platform and the Xbox, and tried to make Microsoft a more mature and cooperative company.
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