From the LA Times:
Ballmer, who was chief executive of Microsoft for 14 years, was chosen over competitors that included Los Angeles-based investors Tony Ressler and Bruce Karsh and a group that included David Geffen and executives from the Guggenheim Group, the Chicago-based owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to three individuals familiar with the negotiations.
One of the individuals with knowledge of the negotiations said the Geffen group bid $1.6 billion and Ressler at $1.2 billion.
The Geffen group supposedly included an Apple employee by the name of Jimmy Iovine.
He’ll get’em pumped-up!
THE CLIPPERS! THE CLIPPERS! THE CLIPPERS! pit stains
I hope he attends training as often as possible and offers lots of advice.
Apple should just buy the clippers instead.
“Fellas. This basketball arena… needs more windows.”
Can you imagine Apple owning a sports team? The players wouldn’t even know where there next road trip was until they read about it in Digitimes a couple days in advance.
Nice
I also heard on ESPN that one of those groups included Laurene Jobs.
Maybe he should be the coach. “DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE!”
and yet didnt the owner of the team say he isnt selling it? despite the release of an illegal recording of a private discussion with his lover?
now I want to see that.
Ballmer jumping on courtside “DEVELOPER DEVELOPER DEVELOPER”
That’s old. He has since authorized his wife to sell the team.
i guess 2 billion does stack up pretty well against pride…
Typical Ballmer, always overpaying for mediocrities.