"We've grown from 18% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry to 23% of the profits of the top 25 companies in our industry over the last five years. Profits are up over 70%, where the industry profit is up about 35%. Pretty good"

Steve Ballmer is revealing his fulfillment with the growth of the company over the last 5 years. He is happy that the business has actually grown from 18% of the profits of the leading 25 companies in their industry to 23% of the earnings of the top 25 business in their industry. He is also pleased that the earnings of the company have actually increased by 70%, while the market earnings has actually just increased by 35%. This is a substantial achievement and he takes pride in the progress the business has actually made. He is confident that the business will continue to grow and succeed in the future.