Ballmer Joins List of Android Skeptics, Questions Google's Strategy
Posted 11/11/08 at 01:38:24 PM by Paul Lilly
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Google's open-source Android platform may not have revolutionized the mobile industry just yet, but it has spurred some interesting comments among top level execs. Two weeks ago, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the current iteration of Android isn't "good enough to put the Sprint brand name on it," and taking it a step further, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer says he sees the move as being finanically unsound for Google.
"They can hire smart guys, hire a lot of people, blah dee blah dee blah, but you know they start out way behind, in a certain sense," Ballmer said while speaking at Telstra's annual investment day.
Ballmer went on to say that he doesn't understand Google's strategy, criticizing a product launch launch "that has no revenue model." But the potshots didn't end there. Ballmer further indicated that "Google doesn't exactly bubble to the top of the list of competitors we've got going in mobile." Oh snap!
Is Ballmer underestimating the potential of Google's Android platform? Hit the jump and give us your thoughts.
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Uh the reason why he is
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 10:29pm
Uh the reason why he is talking down about the Android phone is because it is in direct competition with MS Windows smartphones and PDA phones. Duh... Of course he is going to talk shit about the android. It's only his job. If I were Jobs or Ballmer I wouldn't want anyone to buy an Android phone either.
The fact is that I have an Android G1 from T-Mobile and I love it. The Apps are awsome and there are Shell apps that allow you access to the command prompt. It is basically Linux. It's freaking awsome. It's like having a small linux box in the palm of my hand. It has a package manager and everything you would expect in a distro. It freaking rocks..
yeah...
Submitted by dc10ten on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 7:38pm
I won't be able to get a chance to prove him wrong, unfortunately in my area I can only go with sprint/nextel...
Ballmer
Submitted by dankers on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 3:26pm
Ya, that picture of him is great. OH how exploitable...
Man I love these pictures
Submitted by sirphunkee on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:45am
Man I love these pictures you keep coming up with of Ballmer LOL He's a complete nut.
I'm trying to find it now, but I'm sure that somewhere there's a quote from Steve several years ago saying, "Google doesn't exactly bubble to the top of the list of competitors we've got going in web-based mail"
Somebody needs to polish this guy's crystal ball. Or his head.
Bill Gates really needs to
Submitted by Tekzel on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 1:54pm
Bill Gates really needs to shut Ballmer up. Let him run the business if they think he can do that, but man his mouth is doing the company more harm than good. He says the craziest things, and his overall image is that of a nutcase.
Submitted by CrazyPete on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 3:25pm
You would think that this guy would know his stuff but.....
http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2007/04/30/ballmer-says-iphone-has-no-chance-to-gain-significant-market-share
Here is a comment he made aboutthe Iphone. This guy doesnt know diddly poo when it comes to phones.
He was kind of right, Apple
Submitted by Peanut Fox on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 7:12pm
He was kind of right, Apple lowered the price of the phone not 2 months later. Now they are a more realistic $200-$300.
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