Text of Ballmer’s memo on new Microsoft CEO

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On Tuesday, Microsoft named Satya Nadella to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO. Ballmer had announced in August that he was planning to step down within a year. The CEO appointment is effective immediately. Here’s the memo Ballmer sent to employees Tuesday:

“Today is an incredibly exciting day as we announce Satya Nadella as the new CEO of Microsoft. Satya will be a great CEO, and I am pumped for the future of Microsoft. …

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