Comments on: CEOh-Snap! iPhone Can Has Momentum Says Microsoft's Ballmer

By: rh

rh — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:17:03 +0000

Your quote is misleading. Here is the excerpt from the Ars Technica blog:

"There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance," said Ballmer. "It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get."

The $500 iphone didn't gain much market share in the global cell phone market of 1.3 billion.

Ballmer was right.

By: Ian Breakspear

Ian Breakspear — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:54:01 +0000

You don't need to be an Apple fanboy to have seen (even then) that it was a pretty stupid statement with a high probability of being proven wrong.

I don't know the man but watching him on the web he strikes me as an annoying twit. He really makes me switch off.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:10:02 +0000

@Anon, Flash forward and fast forward are different in kind. Flash forward is the opposite of a flack back. The TV show LOST gives great examples of both flash backs (early seasons) and flash backs (later seasons).

Hope this helps!

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:06:25 +0000

The phrase is "fast forward." Do a Google search on "flash forward" and look at the number of counts vs. "fast forward." Back in the dark ages before you were born, there were things called tape decks, and later, VCRs. There was a button called "fast forward," which made the tape go forward, but in a fast way. Then Generation-Pwn came and took every catchphrase and got it wrong. What does "flash forward" literally mean?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:29:13 +0000

I never even heard of him until I started coming to this web site. So he's just a nobody as far as I'm concerned.

By: The_Reptile

The_Reptile — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:16:37 +0000

All true. But you'll all change your opinions of Balmer after he wins the next season of Dancing with the Stars. He's going to break some hearts - I guarantee!

By: KORG

KORG — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:58:06 +0000

@ss

By: KORG

KORG — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:57:26 +0000

Ballmer is a ass clown.... lack of wisdom!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:03:37 +0000

MS Weirdows...

By: M. Elwan

M. Elwan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:00:06 +0000

That creature gives me the creeps lol

By: AnteL0pe

AnteL0pe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:20:32 +0000

Bill trumps even Jobs on being smug. Ballmer's just a moron.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:14:10 +0000

Bill had a little smugcerity which I also always enjoyed. I think his day-to-day presence will be missed by Microsoft, and Microsoft users.

By: dloveprod

dloveprod — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:00:41 +0000

I never liked him, I loved me some Bill