josh lipton sat down with ballmer and joins with us more. >> since taking the reins from ballmer in februaryhe outlined a clear game plan for microsoft focusing on mobile technology and cloud services. i asked ballmer if he agreed with that strategy. >> i'm excised and enthused about his job. he's made a couple of big decisions which i think are important. there is work we had to do to rationalize the nokia being a sis. he took steps. he has come out strong in terms of the cloud and mobile, which i think is fantastic. i know he's built an incredible followership in the leadership team. he is off to a fantastic start. truth is, you can't tell how anybody is doing in the tech business for at least five, ten years. the key decisions getting made, you won't see those in product two years, three years. the jury, as it is on me, you take any one period of time, i probably looked better or worse than any other one period of time. it's always about the body of work. >> ballmer served 13 years as microsoft's ceo. later, you'll hear him grade his own performance in that role. back to you guys. >> fasc

, you heard of this guy ballmer?him. >> well, the always outspoken former microsoft ceo has a new job. own ore -- owner of the clippers. josh lipton spoke to him. hey, josh. >> hey, joe. i sat down with ballmer in los angeles and asked him what made him want to step in and buy this team and of course about that $2 billion price tag he paid. >> i always knew i wanted to have a chapter of my life post-microsoft. and i guess at least during the last several years when i've had the resources to think about i thought it would be really fun. and i was told it would be really fun for me to own a sports team. >> what do you think your contribution is going to be to this franchise? >> well, we will obviously doc rivers runs basketball operations. which is great. he's a tremendous talent. we will have somebody who runs the business side of this team. but i expect to be kind of an actively involved but delegating manager or leader, if you will. >> i'd imagine some clippers fans listen to this and say ballmer's not a california

as only ballmer can be. very emotional and very intense. and clearly very proud and clearly has a lot of faith faith and strategy that nadella has put in place. ballmer thinking he's on the right track. >> good stuff. i know we'll get more all throughout the day from that very interesting interview. >>> meanwhile the markets accelerating their losses. nasdaq is down 76 points. the majority of that loss of course comprised by a move in apple shares. we'll continue to watch the markets. nasdaq and s&p breaking through their 50 day moving avrng. much more when we come back. you know what my business philosophy is, reynolds? no. not exactly. to attain success, one must project success. that's why we use fedex one rate. their flat rate shipping. exactly. it makes us look top-notch but we know it's affordable. [ garage door opening ] [ sighs ] honey, haven't i asked you to please use the -- we don't have a reception entrance. [ male announcer ] ship a pak via fedex express saver® for as low as $7.50. [ male announcer ] ship a pak via fedex expres

more from my interview with steve ballmer when "power lunch" continues.k with equity experts who work with regional experts that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. >>> steve ballmer paid $2 billion to be the owner of the l.a. clippers. how does he plan to lead the team? josh lipton knows. he sat down with microsoft's former ceo to talk about that and more. josh? >> tyler, when he ran microsoft, steve ballmer was known for his passion and emotion so i asked him if he'll bring the same intensity to his new job as owner of the clippers. >> i'm a very positive leader. i'm not -- i mean, you can find a quote or two where i talked about various microsoft competitors. i'm a competitive guy. but mostly, you know, i'm very positive about my guys and what we're doing. i love the microsoft surface. i like the microsoft windows phone. i love the l.a. clippers. yeah, i'm going to be enthusiastic about these things. >> you were at microsoft 30 years. >> almost 34 but when's counting, josh? i am! >> you are, in fact, a bi

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. >> steve ballmer. professor steve ballmer.hter] the former microsoft ceo is going to be teaching. he is going to teach a class at stanford. i believe that starts today. andrganizational leadership than he is apparently going to teaching down in los angeles at the university of southern california. >> didn't he have that big program where he reorganized everything? >> yes,. >> what is the message that a admittedly on the one hand grew net income 40% over his 14 years, but took a lot of heat for not doing enough, what is the message that he is teaching? would love to audit his glass. it would be very fascinating. has assisted that with bill gates and independently in building one of the most iconic companies globally. yes, toward the end, they lost out on the innovation race and on some key investments, but this is still a really important, significant company. i find it very interesting, that oftend to be so dismissive old taca laggards, but these companies tend to be significant learn a lotu can from failures and adversity. it

. >> donald sterling sold his team, los angeles clippers to microsoft ceo steve ballmer for $2 billion. the hawks are worth a fraction of that. estimated the team could sell for about $425 million. >> mark strassman in atlanta thank you very much. the warehouse says president obama will speak to the nation on tuesday or wednesday and will detail his strategy. julianna goldman reports hit new targets. >> as the u.s. continues to hit i.s.i.s. targets in iraq this time near baghdad, key dam, president obama said he will expand his are offense against i.s.i.s. and that he'll lay our a game plan in a speech on wednesday. >> mainly i just want the american people to understand the nature of the threat and how we're going to deal with it and have confidence how we'll be able to deal with it. >>reporter: that strategy will not include boots on the ground. it will involve more air strikes as well as an international coalition to empower the rakes, kurds and moderate syrians battling i.s.i.s. >> this is not the equivalent of the iraq war. this is similar to the kinds of counterterrorism campaign

but the new owner, former microsoft owner steve ballmer, is fixing what's *really wrong... seems that too many players and coaches still use i-pads. >> and that's a problem. >>ballmer tells an interviewer, he'll probably ban apple products at courtside, and replace them with microsoft "surface" tablets. white sox fans are enjoying the last days of paul konerko's career. the sox released a three minute video yesterday, featuring several moments from his career. they included his grand slam in the world series, but there were also shots of him getting hurt during games. konerko is retiring after 19 years in baseball. the last 16 were with the sox. actor and director, alex winter, who played "bill"-- in "bill and teds excellent adventure" says that a third movie in the franchise, is in the works! winter said he will co-star with keanu reeves... again.. the two 40-somethings will be all grown up.... and immature as ever. fans have been waiting 23 years since the 1991 follow-up came out, to the original movie, which was released in 1989. coming up... dean reviews the let's check

ballmer won't let his family have iphones either. >> he's a billionaire. he didn't make it off apple. >>> apple is responding to criticism its new iphone 6 plus is bendable. the spokesperson says that with normal use the bend in iphone is extremely rare and through our first six days of sale a total of nine customers have contacted apple with a bent phone. the company is apologizing for glitches in its latest operating system. you're waiting for the iphone 9. >> the 8. then i'll jump in. >>> you probably could not have scripted a better final day for derek jeter, his final game at yankee stadium. take a look. >> big hit to right field. here comes richardson. here's a drop from markakis. richardson escapes. derek jeter ends his final game with a walkoff single. >> what are you going to miss most about this uniform and this place? >> everything. but most importantly i'm going to miss the fans. they're what made this special. >> what a night, a game winning hit from the man who has been the face of the yankees franchise for two decades and he really hasn't ag

ceo steve ballmer, ceo of microsoft. in 2007, when they announced the new iphone he said, $500, fully subsidized with a plan. that is the most expensive phone in the world. it doesn't appeal to business customers because it doesn't have a keyboard. right now, we're selling millions and millions and millions of phones a year. apple is selling zero phones a year. in six months, they will have the most expensive phone by far in the marketplace. let's see how they do. >> look at market share numbers. apple is number two. where is microsoft? even after buying nokia they're nowhere. melissa: all i say, haters will hate. as haters hate on the watch, remind you the company you're in last time they announced something new and who hated on it and how it out. what do you think? >> steve ballmer retires from microsoft and -- melissa: he has bigger problems. >> looking at price list, new iphone 6 can cost any for 299. 199 with the new model. iphone 5c, they're giving that away. i may have found a way or reason to buy into apple here.

because investors are finally buying in after ten years of pain that they saw under steve ballmer. >> know what the stock is doing? up 25% this year on top of a great year last year. thank you very much, dan. >> thanks. >>> speaking of the cloud, s.a.p. making a big push into mobile and the cloud. this year's show in las vegas, let's get down to jon fortt live with the ceo of s.a.p. >> here with bill mcdermott of s.a.p. you came out with a release saying you'll be supporting similar to what you did last year. this year in the enterprise apple and ibm have made this deal. is it important to get out there and show the customer you're on mobile and ios? >> absolutely. but it's also important to recognize there's so much room in this market. and we're happy for apple and ibm. they're both great partners of s.a.p. so today we announced samsung and erickson. but we also partner very well with apple and ibm. we're an open player, have an open platform. we build applications on it. and we change the way businesses run. >> let's talk cloud and big data. i understand you're involved in maybe nf

. $1.2 billion sounded pretty good until steve ballmer showed up. i felt good about our bid. felt it was aggressive considering the numbers. i guess it would be more disappointing if it was a closer winning bid, but ayou can't arge with that. certainly for that franchise, i think somebody like ballmer with his passion, and his deep pockets definitely needed. >> hard when the deepest of pockets shows up. >> when you see something like 500 deals in the course of a year and you're sitting with your partners and discussing who should we funds, what is the primary attribute you're most concerned with up front? is it the industry the business is in or the passion from the entrepreneur, some combination? >> i think it's a little bit of both. he want companies that can exit through growth. we don't want to have to rely on a sale. so we look for companies that have capital that produces strong revenue and earning growth and of course that's important. and also something that is hard to quantity guy and that's the operator and ceos. we dive in deep not just i

. >> all right, let's bring out steve ballmer! have come such a long way from april 25th when tmz first posted the audio recordings of donald sterling i you had to describe in a few adjectives what your life has been like over the fast five, six months what word would you use? >> that's a good question. >> you know, i guess uns uncertainty, confusion, clulter. because the that encompasses all of them. >> what do you remember about the first time you did hear the initial, you called the team meeting for the next day? >> that morning it was difficult. i had to decide what to wear you. can see them normally, throw on your clippers stuff. and i am trying to decide. >> you did that. when you put them on it didn't feel right on your body. period. i decided of all the days i had to wear, today is the day that i must wear it. >> commissioner, adam silver shortly after that held the big conference. >> i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> he bans donaldster long from having an

>> loving your leather ballmer jacket. it is also very quiet on the roads, as women, take a look at the ben franklin bridge, no major delays headed into new jersey or down toward eighth and vine, hopefully stays like this. you know how it is cents when the sun comes up, rushes comes, in so just kind of waiting on it, ukee? >> torrey, thanks so much. >>> morning, breaking overnight, eyewitness has learned the baby every pregnant mother shot and killed in philadelphia this weekend has also died. >> investigators tell "eyewitness news" it was cents a stray bullet fired on the 1500 block of adams avenue in frankford. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is live at police headquarters with more. jan? >> reporter: that the tasha, ukee, police say she was sitting just about a block away from the shooting, minding her own business, watching her neighbors' young child, when she was shot and killed tonight make matters worse, she was eight months pregnant, we've now learned police tell us that baby has died overnight, all as they

>> loving your leather ballmer jacket. it is also very quiet on the roads, as women, take a look at the ben franklin bridge, no major delays headed into new jersey or down toward eighth and vine, hopefully stays like this. you know how it is cents when the sun comes up, rushes comes, in so just kind of waiting on it, ukee? >> torrey, thanks so much. >>> morning, breaking overnight, eyewitness has learned the baby every pregnant mother shot and killed in philadelphia this weekend has also died. >> investigators tell "eyewitness news" it was cents a stray bullet fired on the 1500 block of adams avenue in frankford. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is live at police headquarters with more. jan? >> reporter: that the tasha, ukee, police say she was sitting just about a block away from the shooting, minding her own business, watching her neighbors' young child, when she was shot and killed tonight make matters worse, she was eight months pregnant, we've now learned police tell us that baby has died overnight, all as they

. >> donald sterling sold the los angeles clippers to microsoft ceo steve ballmer for $2 billion. the hawks are worth a fraction of that. forbes magazine estimated the team could sell for $425 million. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. >>> coming up on the "morning news," celebrity send-off. stars from the world of entertainment say good-bye to comedian joan rivers. >>> but first love lines. a couple hangs off the side of a building to tie the knot. this is the "cbs morning news." lines. a couple hangs off the side of a building to tie the knot. this is the "cbs morning news." then my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. i've been on the course and on the road. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fu

. >> let's have a moment of silence for steve ballmer. he changed the whole game.ed the whole game with what he paid for a basketball team. >> he decided it was worth it to him. saw 350 million in a complete fabrication and i said that's like a giveaway for an nhl franchise. what is a franchise worth? >> it is worth what somebody is ready to pay for it. whether it's the ball mark transaction were the islander transaction or any of the other transactions going on in sports, teams and the big four leagues are becoming increasingly valuable. they have always increased in value. you are seeing more and more than ever before. the clippers was a confluence of things, including a particular purchaser t. i believe we have franchises more valuable than the clippers. there was a story that came out that said we are ready to expand. nothing has changed on that front. we are not expanding, we are not relocating. the only thing about the story that bothered me was that we were going to sell four teams. -- everybodyt within sports understands the value, the unique character of t

request what is your advice for steve ballmer?team win a championship within five years of you buying. >> you have got to have a long-term plan. the worst thing owners do when they come in, you've got to win overnight, they will get old players that have marquee names that are really not great players. you have got to be patient. he is harrying -- inheriting a good team. i think steve is in a great situation. that is a team ready right now. >> were you shocked when he saw the sticker price? >> it is interesting. certainly more than expectations. it was not just one anomaly. people stepped back and said sports franchises are both great investments and community investments. they are fun. people are paying good value for it. europe, all the games being shown over there. there is still more in the future. we are not even at the final stages of that. >> when did that change? people felt like, they are vanity rod just, passion projects, money-losing entities. savvyid it turn to become business investments question mark we're saying, wo

. >> are you compared to have steve ballmer as part of the fraternity?there was the situation with the situation with owners that was more of a partnership. it was not always the commissioner. it was a different time. with steve, i have watched a lot of those few tombs. i think it is right up there with you to rally. so international is something talk a lot about. maybe only soccer is an international sport. what are you doing in terms of expectations to build the business? >> one of the things we are doing is we're are selling media rights throughout the world. roughly three weeks ago celebrating the 30th anniversary. chinese central television. we have been on the air with them forever. we have 20 other deals in china. other digitaln deals. it is mainly a media business in the sponsorship is best, a marketing business in which companies want to associate for the nba, and on top of that in discussions with the chinese basketball association with partnering with them on their build and helping them their lead to -- take their lead to the next level. .> w

>> if you look at the ownership coming into sports, steve ballmer, all of the other sports, these fortunesbeen built on tech. you are going to see tech become a major factor. a cautionary tale here is the game itself. many of these games have brought generations together. if you screw too much with the equation, you can really blow it. we talked about the empire of the nfl, empires have fallen. i'm not suggesting the nfl is anywhere close, but you have to be very careful with how -- without screwing up the game. >> andy dolich, always great to have you here on our show. thanks so much. coming up on our special look at is nfl's media empire, there a new player on the sidelines this year, microsoft. how the software giant is hoping to play a major role in the game. ♪ >> there is a look at some of the stories making headlines right now. i am emily chang. taking a dive into the nfl in a special we are calling "the nfl's media empire ." microsoft is bringing the nfl to your living room with its cap for the xbox one -- app for the xbox one. withs outfitted coaches surface tablets as part of a mu

>> if you look at the ownerships into sports -- look at steve ballmer coming into the nba and other sportse fortunes have been built on tech, so i think you will see tech become a major factor. but the cautionary tale here is the game itself. many of these games have wrought generations together. if you screw too much with the equation, you can blow it. we talked about the empire of the nfl. empires have fallen. i'm not suggesting the nfl is close to falling, but you have to be careful about screwing up the game itself. >> always great to have you here on our show. thank you so much. coming up on our special look at the nfl's media empire, there is a new player on the sidelines and that is microsoft. we will look at how the software giant is hoping to play a major role in the game. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. the nfl season starts tomorrow, and today we are looking at this league's dominance in a special we are calling "the nfl's media empire." one key to keeping ratings high is to keep the stars healthy. can michael crabtree ever beat richard sherman to the end

so ballmer, he's doing okay. >>> another man doing well in his career is derek jeter. 28-year career comes to an end this evening as he plays his final game in the bronx tonight. even with heavy rain forecast, fans are paying big bucks for this chance to see jeter at the stadium. the average ticket prior to price is $845. the get-in price is $352. for a chance to sit in the ledgeends box behind the yankees dugout, that's going cost you almost $10,000. >> so we're asking you, how much is too much? what would you be willing to pay to see your favorite stars last stand? if you want to join the conversation here on "worldwide exchange," get in touch with us via twitter @cnbcwex. peter has written in and he says what i would give to watch the last ever is dell to beat arsenal. >> i think that is a bit of sabotage from one of our producers with south hamp to know. do you know who le tiss is? >> no. >> he was a great footballer and sadly that was referencing a goal he scored against my very own arsenal. another tweet, this comes from david strictler, reference ts interview wi

steve ballmer new order of the clippers made his billions of microsoft and he is told all employees tou are now microsoft. of course the great power forward and made their billions of microsoft. >> : the audience is ready to go. >> : a giants fans are so spoiled and no need to rip them for second to the dodgers. i'm in that sports talk radio are these people go when all the time draping real hard- core fans and they say paid the giants has been a good year did win the division but you make the playoffs that's good enough for me its not been said all season long no shame in losing to the dodgers bay have lot more talent. >> : beijing says are the a's really the greatest chokers in baseball history. you'll people got on that bandwagon use our right to a near times on espn. everybody makes broad statements he says the a's somehow did not make the playoffs this would be the biggest joke a job in baseball history. that's the story in our lifetime the boston red sox a 14 a half- game lead to the agencies yankees. airline i trained to tell the alicea the stores the '60s and labor pact you can

. >>> steve ballmer has enacted an ipad ban.cided to get rid of all of the apple ipads owned by the team's players and staff and use microsoft tablets instead. probably not too surprising since ballmer was the ceo of microsoft, apple's chief competitor for 14 years. he does not allow his family to use apple products. he bought the team two months ago. he looks excited. that was all due to the shakeup tied to the donald sterling scandal. >>> there is playoff fever on both side of san francisco bay as baseball's regular season ends. >> go, giants! >> fans are pumped up like her. they showed up for the game at at&t park hours after the milwaukee brewers were beaten by the cincinnati red. now, the brewers' loss means the giants have a wild card spot for the playoffs. >> good and bad. good that we're in. bad because i want to see them clinch it tonight. >> we want to win tonight not just back into it because of the brewers. >> giants beat the padres, 9-8 in the final series of the season. the giants will play either the pittsburgh pi

. >> while brotherhood is a good thing to have in prison, ballmer is interested in expanding his horizons, specifically to someone who is not incarcerated and is not another guy. >> to be honest, i would get married. i would. i would get married right here in prison. there's no doubt. i want to meet somebody on paper first. i know. i would. i know it sounds stupid. we have never talked about this, really. >> who's going to marry you? >> i don't know. maybe one person out there. who knows? >> good luck. >> you know what i was thinking, what if somebody from china -- can they get like a visa to come over here and get married? can they actually get citizenship if they married a convict? i was thinking about that earlier. >> i think that's a legal gray area there. >> well, all right. >> you don't like his plan, darrell? >> i love his plan, but i think it's a little gray. very gray. >> gray or not, step one for bulmer is finding a pen pal. he has just joined a pen pal club. >> release or next parole date. i'll just put 2014. eye color? blue. hair? i'm putting down silver. >> gray would give yo

including scaling back or outright selling the nokia business that los angeles clippers owner steve ballmer overpaid for, not unlike he did for the clippers not that long ago. no. not unlike apple, which is up over 23% this year, microsoft has rallied 20%. we don't mind that. there's a seasonal bias going into the final months of the year and that bias favors winners, not losers, which are going to hit by tax laws selling. microsoft is one of the few companies that can rival apple's balance sheet yet sells at the same discount to any jag in the s&p. finally, you know what we need? we need a consistent bruiser, a company that can score bypass or run, meaning it can help itself with big changes or it can just run right over everyone in its league. i'm talking about a company that gives you the kind of performance you get with a jamaal charles from the kansas city chiefs. except this performance is with plastics and materials. in other words, we want dow chemical on our team. now, i don't know if dow can get you five touchdowns in a day like charles did against the hapless oakland raiders, but

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moving and shaking this hour, is making sure people know it is not steve ballmer's company anymore. he's making the biggest changes to the boarding years. board members are being replaced. one is dave marquardt. -- isoft is amazing raising its dividend, and more job cuts are expected tomorrow. it is a continuation of the 18,000 reductions microsoft unveiled in july. across the atlantic, the battle over scotland's future is coming to a head, making a final push overhead -- ahead of tomorrow positive. 52% are saying no to independence, 48% are saying yes. and a edwards is live in the capital of edinburgh. where are we going to stand by tomorrow? >> good to see you. the latest polls overnight, we had three of them. they get to the same thing. they all said that the no no to independence, keeping the u.k. together, they are up by only four percentage points. not very much. last day ofing the campaigning today. both sides are out in force in glascow and edinburgh and other to getcross the area their voters out and persuade the elusive undecided voters to come out for their cause. >> tell

know with steve ballmer bind the clippers, that ended up eating a good thing for the franchise.t quite a deal and the teams value went up. seeing a similar situation with toss, do you expect something similar to happen? >> i would imagine that when you have the franchise in the game in such great shape on the court . attendance continuing to rise, and the business being so solid. and we have a great stability with tackling problems head on and bringing transparency. an amazing guy. we have great leadership, a great market where the market is very strong right now. these gemsve 30 of and people want in. it will do very well. his e-mail about attendance and trying to get people into the stadium, that is a problem for various leagues. the nfl is having trouble getting fans at the live games. what about you guys? >> the nfl is fascinating. on tv, it is a great experience. nba hockey, i think hockey is an incredible live experience. i think basketball, you have got the best of both worlds. attendance continues to go up and it will go up for us this next year. christie you have to do

you were talking about a decade under steve ballmer. they missed out on every trend possible.ut them trying to escape where the puck is going. it is laying the groundwork for cloud. it all starts with the cloud. key part of the success of microsoft -- the rock of gibraltar has been the cloud. that speaks to optimism in the stock. investigators -- investors feel like there is a step in the right direction. >> speaking of the right direction, i know that you also cover ebay and the mobile payments space. what do you make of ebay spinning off paypal? finally loosening up to some of it shareholders? >> i think carl icahn is enjoying his coffee this morning. >> his $180 million coffee? >> he could buy a spent of cappuccino. part of it is that he wins another one. investors have been frustrated with the structure. paypal has mark opposition from apple. more competition from apple. investors don't like the structure there. it's all about value enhancements. now you breathe a sigh of relief going forward. companies can focus on challenges and opportunities ahead. that of these structu

the "los angeles times" says steve ballmer, the new owner of the l.a.al devices. what's behind that? >> i don't understand that. >> i don't get it either. maybe he wants them to get microsoft products. >>> the "new york post" looks at one way the mail did not go through. a brooklyn mailman hoarded 40,000 pieces of mail. some of it goes back to 2005. the letter carrier stashed it in his home his car, and locker room and work. the postal worker says he'll try to deliver the mail. they blame it on depression and alcohol. that's a new twist on lost mail. >>> the "washington post" looks at america's drinking habits. erage per week. but 10% have ten drinks a day? >> that's a bit too many. >> who are those people? >> that is a bit too many. >> we do not approve. >>> america first got to know ted danson as sam malone the flirtatious bartender on "cheers" then the annoying doctor on "becker." now with "csi," season 15. here's a preview. >> this is russell. i need backup and a support team. west 35 -- i just -- i just found the harbor killer. >> congratulations.

i think ballmer leaving is a good thing for the brand. the fact that these chrome books, etc.ough it is not a microsoft products, proves that it does not have to be an apple product. and combined with the fact that office is bundled and thinking about the enterprise more. and they do have skype, by the way. apple has a lot of moving parts, and hedge funds love it. ibm come a love fest. i'm thinking six weeks ago. does mike recep need more jv's -- does microsoft need more jv's, joint ventures? >> good question. yahoo! has been buying a lot of companies, and that is not added value until recently. we cannot predict the alibaba ipo. some forces have done that well. they are buying the future, locking down their future by buying future early, and that is a risky proposition when we you are buying companies that may not work out in the early stage. microphones has not had that spunk to go do that. microsoftgot to go -- has not had that spunk to go do that. they have got to find it and encourage it. >> i have to ask you this question to make your day. would you acquire shares of ali

talking about microsoft in very much the same way, as a big bureaucratic company, as it was under steve ballmerough he is an internal guy, he was supposed to be a fresh voice of the company. you said something which i laughed out loud about. they are trying to acquire minecraft to be hip and satya nadella is not hip and neither is his wardrobe. [laughter] that got me thinking. what is his wardrobe? the guy is kind of nerdy. we pulled up the younger picture of him. he is in like a shirt with a collar and a sweater and he wear sweatshirts and now he is in sort of a california, laid-back look. what is wrong with them? why is he not hip? >> he is trapped. he is trying to show a younger, rejuvenated microsoft. he is trying to show a younger, rejuvenated satya nadella. the struggle is that microsoft is and will never be the company. they are too large and too bureaucratic. they probably have to have 25% layoffs to bring it down to a level to be aggressive in the way that he wants to position the company. superficially, he is doing the right things. but he is grafting onto an organization or none of t

steve ballmer is establishing an apple free zone.s will likely go away. but players can keep their personal devices. what's behind that? >> i don't get that, either. maybe he wants microsoft products. the iphone 6 is coming it. >>> one way the mail did not go through. a brooklyn mailman hoarded 40,000 piece of mail. some goes back to 2005. he stash ed it in his home, his car, a locker at work. the postal service says it will try to deliver the mail. the employee blames it on depression and alcohol. that's a new twist of lost in the mail, it's at the mailman's house. >>> "the washington post" looks at america's drinking habits. 30% don't drink at all. another 30% have less than one adult beverage per week. but 10% have ten drinks a day? >> that's a bit. >> who are those people? >> that's a bit too many. >> we do not approve. >>> america first got to know ted danson has sam malone, flish flirtatious bar owner on cheers and then becker. and now d.b. russell working the grave shift on "csi," season 15 kicks off this sunday night right he