Ballmer Ardently Defends Vista, Lampoons Google Apps
Ballmer Ardently Defends Vista, Lampoons Google Apps
Posted 10/16/2008 at 3:24pm
| by Pulkit Chandna
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touched upon virtually all the major issues concerning MS – from Windows 7 to Yahoo - at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando. Unsurprisingly, he was confronted by many questions regarding Vista and Windows 7.He ardently defended Windows Vista. “The adoption rate of Vista is two times faster than XP at two years in,” Ballmer said in Vista’s defense.
However, he tacitly gave the thumbs up to enterprises that have abandoned all plans of upgrading to Vista and are already waiting for Windows 7. Regarding the possibility of a deal with Yahoo, he said that a deal would make sense for the shareholders of both the companies. The price of Yahoo’s shares shot up by 17% after Ballmer’s comment.
Ballmer believes that Google Apps has “very primitive” capabilities. He further derided Google Apps by not even acknowledging it as serious competition.
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c8503
October 17, 2008 at 2:14pm
I have a funny feeling he'll regret hating on google apps soon enough...
atomaweapon
October 17, 2008 at 1:43pm
I'm not a microsoft hater by any means, but that picture just makes me want to bash his face in with a tire iron.
Talcum X
October 17, 2008 at 9:15am
You have competition for object licking.
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SpazzAttack
October 17, 2008 at 7:35am
He needs to have some fake blood dripping off of his tougue and he'll look like a wannabe Gene Simmons.
ghot
October 16, 2008 at 6:05pm
Sure its two times higher than XP's adoption rate, 2 years in....MS practically broke laws forcing Vista down peoples throats. I hope the revenue was worth the loss of credibility. Maybe thats what the fat face is about....a nyah nyah nyah, we GOT YOU!
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