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One prominent shareholder called for his ouster this year, but he shows no signs of stepping down. Last year, Ballmer also received a bonus equaling his salary, and was faulted for the failure of the Kin phone and keeping up with new forms of computing. Microsoft's latest filing said Ballmer's performance review for fiscal 2011 -- which ended June 30 -- took into account lower than expected sales of Windows Phone 7 software and "the need for further progress in new form factors," a reference to Microsoft's inability to counter runaway sales of Apple Inc's iPad. It also pointed to a 2 percent dip in sales at its key Windows unit, which was in line with global personal computer sales, but also shows that Apple's tablet is starting to eat away at the core PC market. Microsoft is not expected to enter the tablet market in earnest until next year, when it releases its next operating system, code-named Windows 8. In Ballmer's favor, the company's compensation committee recognized his success in launching the Kinect hands-free gaming system for Xbox and the online Office 365 product, while building up the Azure cloud computing platform and Bing search engine. It also mentioned his work toward the purchase of online chat company Skype, which has not yet been completed, and partnerships with Facebook and phone maker Nokia. LOW-PAID CEO Ballmer has long requested that he receive no stock compensation, which might otherwise boost his pay packet. He already owns 3.95 percent of the company's shares and is the 33rd richest person in the world with a fortune of $14.5 billion, according to Forbes. Overall, Ballmer's compensation rose only about 2 percent from last year to $1.38 million, making him one of the lowest-paid leaders of a major U.S. company. 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