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Ballmer Says iPhone Won't Succeed. Has Windows Mobile? - Mobile Blog - InformationWeek
Ballmer Says iPhone Won't Succeed. Has Windows Mobile? - Mobile Blog - InformationWeek
Topics: Mobile Ballmer Says iPhone Won't Succeed. Has Windows Mobile? Posted by Eric Zeman , May 1, 2007 10:48 AM Steve Ballmer seems to be full of bluster these days. In his latest potshot at the iPhone, the Microsoft CEO says, "the future of the mobile handset business will primarily ...
Ballmer: Microsoft working on App Store-like software distribution
computerworld.com — November 7, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. is working on a software distribution scheme along the lines of... Apple's iPhone App Store, CEO Steve Ballmer said yesterday at a developer's conference in Sydney, Australia. But Microsoft has no plans to ... (more) Ballmer: Microsoft working on App Store-like software ...
Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE
Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE
appleinsider.com — Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit... as the rendering engine within its web browser was "interesting" and added "we may look at that." (more) Microsoft's Ballmer considers using WebKit within IE
Windows Mobile 6.5 confirmed
neowin.net — Following the announced delay of Windows Mobile 7, an intermediary upgrade step has been confirmed. While visiting... Australia for Liberation Day , Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke of the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade for next year in his roadmap. In ... (more) Windows Mobile 6.5 confirmed
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    I love Ballmer- the iPhone has already succeeded wildly...
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"They start out way behind": Ballmer on Android
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network — ... telecommunications companies will ask to be paid to carry out searches, despite Google trading the operating system for being the default search browser in the sold devices. According to the Microsoft CEO, this lack of money-making abilities means improving the Android OS will not be focused on, and there is other competition Ballmer is worried about for its Windows Mobile operating system. This is hardly the first time Ballmer has made unkind comments about a competitor's product, criticizing Apple last year for its money-making software scheme for the original iPhone. At ...

"They start out way behind:" Ballmer on Android
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network — ... out searches, despite Google trading the operating system for being the default search browser in the sold devices. According to the Microsoft CEO, this lack of money-making abilities means improving the Android OS will not be a focus, and there is other competition Ballmer is worried about for its Windows Mobile operating system, which is widely believed to focus heavily on Apple and RIM. This is hardly the first time Ballmer has made unkind comments about a competitor's product, criticizing Apple last year for its money-making software scheme for the original iPhone. At ...

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