Microsoft chief officer Steve Ballmer announces retirement plans

Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer nowadays declared his plans to retire as chief executive officer among consequent twelve months. within the in the meantime he can still see the corporate through the transformation that accelerated this summer with the announcement of a significant reorganization of the business.
Here is that the text of Ballmer's letter to Microsoft employees:
I am writing to allow you to apprehend that i'll retire as chief executive officer of Microsoft among consequent twelve months, when a successor is chosen. there's ne'er an ideal time for this sort of transition, however now could be the proper time. My original thoughts on temporal order would have had my retirement happen within the middle of our transformation to a devices and services company targeted on empowering customers within the activities they worth most. we'd like a chief executive officer UN agency are here long term for this new direction. you'll be able to browse the promulgation on Microsoft News Center