Multiple choice general knowledge

Steve Ballmer succeeded Bill Gates as Microsoft CEO in 1998.

  1. fact

  2. fiction

  3. almost fact:Bill Gates is still Microsoft CEO

  4. almost fact:Steve Ballmer became CEO in 2000.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Steve Ballmer did succeed Bill Gates as Microsoft CEO, but the transition occurred in January 2000, not 1998. Therefore, the statement is false as written, and option D correctly identifies the year as the error. Ballmer served as CEO until 2014.

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