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Tuesday 29 September 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 10:46 pm

Microsoft boss takes pay cut

By: admindrupal

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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer took a 5.5 per cent pay cut for the last fiscal year, as the software giant suffered its first ever drop in annual sales. Ballmer earned a total of $1.3m (£0.8m), and saw his performance-related bonus slashed $100,000 to $600,000.

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