Exciting News Folks!

Big news this week for all Sonics fans out there. While I'm not sure if my blog played any role in the one week that we've been active, one of our initial goals may be coming true already. The Seattle Times is reporting that Steve Ballmer and John Stanton are possibly in the works of buying the team. Not only is this a huge step towards keeping the franchise Seattle-owned, but the new owners have already laid out their proposition of providing half the renovation of Key Arena, which is projected at $300 million. 

Ballmer, in case people are not already familiar with his YouTube rants, is the eccentric an excitable CEO of Microsoft, based just outside of Seattle in Redmond. He is an avid sports fan and has expressed an interest in the past about owning a franchise. It seems he's taking a listen to fans and citizens of Seattle by stepping up to the plate and saving the team. Which brings me to this question:

Why is Microsoft criticized for being unethical, when its CEO and owners have a long history of philanthropy and doing the "right thing", often at their financial expense. Last week, I posed a question to Howard Schultz. Simply, how am I supposed to trust your word when you've abused our trust in the past? Say what you want about Ballmer and his antics, but there is a man that I would trust.