Five reasons why it's not business as usual for Microsoft  June
10, 2008 12:14 PM EDT Bill Gates will be leaving Microsoft for
good at the end of the month and Microsoft would have you
believe that it will be business as usual for Microsoft. I
understand they also have a great bridge between Manhattan and
Brooklyn that they'd like to sell you. Cheap!  1) You can't
replace genius. Steve Ballmer is moving into the top slot, but
I've met Bill Gates, and Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates. He's a
big, bouncy sales guy.  Can't you just see Ballmer selling used
cars on a local TV ad spot? Instead of running around a stage
shouting: "Developers! Developers!" just visualize him running
around a car lot shouting, "Cars! Cars!" I find it far too easy
to do just that. This is the man who's going to replace Bill
Gates? I don't think so.  Besides, he already has a track record
as acting head of the company, and it's lousy. Fire Ballmer now,
why wait for him to fall on his face?  2) Microsoft has already
dropped Vista. Microso