Probably not a huge effect, but timing would never be "great" for something like this. Then again, the stock is up pretty significantly.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/techn...ticle13932273/
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that chief executive officer Steve Ballmer would retire within the next 12 months, once it has selected a successor, sending its shares up almost 9 per cent.
Ballmer said in a statement that he would have timed his retirement in the middle of Microsoft’s announced transformation to a devices and services company. But he said: “We need a CEO who will be here longer term for this new direction.”