On the August 23, Steve Ballmer announced that he will step down as Microsoft CEO within 12 months.
There are a number of surprising things about this announcement.
The main one is that he wasn't forced to step down years ago. Anyone who say the video below would agree with me. Imagine having to treat that person as your boss!
The second is that it's going to take up to 12 months to find his successor! Why?! Couldn't they just walk down the corridor until they find someone who's acting bizarrely!
The one thing that wasn't surprising about the announcement (widely covered in the media) is that the stock price jumped 7.3% on the announcement. Why should that surprise anyone?