steve ballmer microsoft ceo odds

News broke the other day that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would be retiring soon and in the meantime looking for someone to step into his role at the tech giant. It seems like gamblers will bet on just about anything, and Ballmer’s replacement is no exception. Ladbrokes, a British gambling company, has a breakdown of the odds for Microsoft’s next CEO on their website now. Read more to see who has the best odds of becoming Microsoft’s next boss!

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Stephen Elop, current head of Nokia and former Microsoft employee, leads the list with 5 to 1 odds. Also ranked are current Microsoft COO Kevin Turner and former President of Microsoft’s Windows division Steve Sinofski, with odds at 6 to 1 and 8 to 1, respectively. Also in the mix is Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, at 16 to 1 and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, low on the list with odds of 40-1.

Via CNet.