$2B just in the past two years, and that's counting any patent revenue from Android. Bing has lost more than $6B so far, with no sign of a turnaround. So yeah, some relatively slow growing revenue there but deeply unprofitable. Sorry, no comparison to Apple. At far less cost, Jobs has now done three times (iPod, iPhone, iPad) what Ballmer has failed to do once: create a new business for the company that is large enough to materially diversify existing revenue and profit streams. And don't even start with the "but, Apple was smaller so it was easier". Each of these businesses are now enormous even by MS standards. Anonymous David Einhorn can go stick his head in a hole.  If he doesn't want to buy MS stock that is his choice.  The success of the company over the past couple years has been undeniable and every product line is surging ahead.  If revenues are really going to hit $70 billion this year with $26 billion in profit, then there is absolutely no reason for him to step down.  That's an 11.4% increase in revenue and a 30% increase in profit. Justthefacts You might want to do some research. He's one of the few top hedge managers who *did* buy the stock. Most have just left it for dead. And he makes a number of good points for why Ballmer should go. if the board was doing its job, it should be listening and trying to understand his perspective. Because