Steve Ballmer (pictured) heads to Wall Street to reassure Microsoft shareholders, says the Seattle Times.

"What I want to hear is how much he listens. I want to see how well he does not being defensive and adversarial but being interested in hearing people."

Ballmer has never done anything like this in his six-year tenure as CEO, spokesman Tom Pilla said.

Heh. Indeed.

Sagging stock sends Ballmer to Wall Street to quell critics [Seattle Times]

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