Steve Ballmer Quotes


Related Quotes

In the1969 mission to the moon, the lunar module control computer flashed a Program Alarm warning message, and the Mission Control officer Steve Bates, with less than 30 seconds to go, had to make a decision whether to abort the module landing or continue. He spoke to Garman, who concluded that since the message did not repeat, that the message was most likely a spurious message—a false alarm. German told him to go ahead when most others wanted to abort. As Garman was the most familiar staff member with the software, Bates followed his lead and continued the landing. Garman was right and he became known as “The Man who saved the Moon Landing”.


Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer
  • Born: March 24, 1956
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Investor & Businessman

Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American billionaire businessman and investor who served as the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of April 2021, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates his personal wealth at US$93.9 billion, ranking him as the 9th richest person in the world.