Bill Gates ‘not satisfied’ that Microsoft is doing enough  Bill
Gates, speaking on the set of CBS This Morning, was asked point-
blank by Charlie Rose if he was happy with Steve Ballmer’s
performance as CEO. The Microsoft chairman’s response
acknowledged some of the company’s missteps but made it clear
that he still supports Ballmer in the role.  Gates responded,
“He and I are two of the most self-critical people you can
imagine. There were a lot of amazing things that Steve’s
leadership got done with the company last year. Windows 8 is key
to the future. The Surface computer. Bing people are seeing as a
better search product. Xbox.”  He continued, “But is it enough?
No. He and are not satisfied that, in terms of breakthrough
things, that we’re doing everything possible.”  Gates offered
smartphones as an example. This is an area where Ballmer has
been widely criticized for not seeing the potential of the
iPhone.  “There’s a lot of things like cell phones where we
didn’t get out in the lead very early. … We did