Steve Ballmer has officially announced his decision to retire as the CEO of Microsoft in the next 12 months. However, Ballmer will continue to work until his successor is chosen and will then bid a farewell to a position that he held from January 2000.
I read about this, he's done a shit ton for the company but I don't think anyone really expected this. He probably deserves to finally finish up and have a break. He isn't too old, but he's getting up there.