Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shares his thoughts on tariffs. Watch the full interview with Ballmer, Bill Gates and Satya Nadella at the #linkinbio #CNBC

Steve, do you have a view? You never hold back. So what do you actually think is going on here? I'll say two things. Number one, I took just enough economics in college to have said tariffs are actually going to bring in some turmoil now, whether that's desirable, undesirable by any government around the world and its citizens, you know, the democratic process or whatever process is in place. Is it desirable? I think that disruption is very hard on people. And so the decision to do something which for which disruption was inevitable. That needs a lot of popular support and nobody could game theorize exactly who was going to do what in response. So I think citizens really like stability a lot. And I hope people, the individuals who will feel this because people are feeling it, not just the stock market. People are going to feel it. You know, we'll see now as a Microsoft shareholder. This kind of thing is not good. And it creates opportunity to be a serious long term player. We've invested, you started what, in 78 working internationally. Microsoft has to be great for its customers. And if it does, no matter what happens in the short term with revenue, profits, share price, it gives an opportunity to reemerge and tell the citizens, not only in this country, but in France, in Japan, around the world, Microsoft is there for you.