Microsoft Corporation's Steve Ballmer took a jab at Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's compensation in an article in
The Times. Despite being a billionaire, Larry Ellison took home a pay package valued at $61.2 million and stock option
gains of nearly $182 million for the year ending May 31. Meanwhile,
Mr. Ballmer was not awarded any stock options and his pay and bonus totalled
a mere $980,000. "I'm sort of like a parent to this little child and I'm a large stakeholder in Microsoft," Ballmer told
The Times. "And I certainly feel like if I do a good job I'll be well rewarded in the appreciations of our shares."