Ford CEO Alan Mulally has been floated as a leading candidate to succeed Steve Ballmer as Microsofts chief executive. But Ford board member Edsel Ford II says Mulally will be sticking with the company through the end of 2014. That would seem to disqualify him from taking the reins at Microsoft, since the tech stalwart is looking to find a new CEO inside of a year. Alan is staying through the end of 2014 and that’s all I know, said Ford II, who is the great-grandson of founder Henry Ford.