Microsoft: Planning for Ballmer’s departure began three to four years ago August 23, 2013 by admin Tweet A new report claims that, in conversations with Steve Ballmer and Microsoft today, the company said it has been developing its succession plan for Ballmer for the past three to four years. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:Microsoft looks back at 20 years of its Patch…Microsoft Windows and Surface leader Panos Panay is…New report claims Amazon will pay over $1 billion to…A quick look back at when Microsoft invested $150…Report claims Microsoft prototyped a handheld Xbox…