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View on the Web. Friday, August 23, 2013 In the News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down within 12 months Hayley Tsukayama The tech exec said he will retire after 13 years as the firm undergoes a major reorganization. Microsoft's decline wasn't Steve Ballmer's fault Timothy B. Lee Microsoft declined because the PC era was coming to an end. And there was little Steve Ballmer could have done about it. Microsoft: Who's driving this thing? Hayley Tsukayama With Ballmer out , Microsoft has a lot of power at the top and no one to control it. How the NSA spied on Americans before the Internet Caitlin Dewey The NSA's first major surveillance scandal involved international telegrams, which it secretly monitored until 1975. Privacy panel member suggested "cognitive infiltration" Andrea Peterson That sounds an awful lot like some intelligence agency activities investigated by the Church Committee. Microsoft could still win the console war Hayley Tsukayama Sony has been winning on messaging, but Microsoft could still win the larger war for control of the world's living rooms. Five tech policy stories you need to read today Timothy B. Lee Obama picks surveillance review panel, GAO says the patent system is broken, and Larry Lessig sues over fair use rights. Featured Comics Dilbert Main Page Follow The Washington Post:        Unsubscribe ©2013 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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