Steve Ballmer to buy LA Clippers for $2 billion

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is reportedly buying the Los Angeles Clippers NBA franchise for a staggering $2 billion. This is record money for an NBA franchise, the Clippers have been in the news lately, not because of their playoff heroics but because their (former) owner Donald Sterling hit headlines for making racist comments in a surreptitiously recorded conversation.

The NBA banned Sterling from attending any NBA game and pushed for the sale of the LA Clippers. Steve Ballmer took over from Bill Gates as CEO of Microsoft and led the company through a difficult transition period. He left Microsoft early this year and was replaced by Satya Nadella, who has already put his imprint on a number of major moves within Microsoft.

"I will be honored to have my name submitted to the NBA Board of Governors for approval as the next owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.  I love basketball," Ballmer said in a statement. "And I intend to do everything in my power to ensure that the Clippers continue to win – and win big – in Los Angeles."

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Windows boss Steven Sinofski to leave Microsoft

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A report for All Things D states that Steven Sinofski, Microsoft's President of Windows and Windows Live Division since July 2009, is leaving the company effective immediately. Sinofski's departure comes suddenly just as he was highly visible in the recent Microsoft Surface and Windows 8 launches, which were high-profile events for Microsoft.

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Microsoft and partners unveil Windows Phone 7, Telus on the list for Canada

 Microsoft Corp. today joined its partners in revealing nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Telus will offer two LG handsets, the LG Optimus and LG Quantum.

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