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15 Candidates to Replace Ballmer as Microsoft CEO

28.05.2011
Hedge-fund muckety-muck David Einhorn ignited a firestorm when he called on Microsoft to . Though Microsoft's Board of Directors has publicly expressed support for Ballmer, that hasn't prevented industry pundits from speculating about who might make a suitable replacement. Here at PCWorld, we've given the issue serious thought, and come up with a list of our own.

John Sculley: Microsoft's , and its one-time CEO Sculley has demonstrated the ability to bring Apple to the brink of doom. Maybe someone should give him a chance to finish the job he started in the '80s.

Kinect: You can . Why not have it run Microsoft?

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Who better to take down an Android than The Terminator himself? Plus, though he may not sweat as much as Ballmer, he has a lot of experience walking around oiled.One further benefit: He's a proven hands-on manager.

The Winklevoss Twins: No one in Redmond is keen on admitting it, but apparently Windows was .

Bill Gates: Steve Jobs already proved that there is such a thing as a second act in American Life. Why not bring back one-time wunderkind Bill to replicate the magic that was...I don't know, Windows NT? Internet Explorer 5? Clippy? All he needs is a turtleneck and a dream.