“Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer during the company’s annual shareholder’s meeting made the declaration that Windows would never go away,” Electronista reports.
“When asked if the company was in a post-PC era, as Apple’s late Steve Jobs said, he denied it completely, saying that Windows would always be at the forefront,” Electronista reports.
“The expansion of smartphones and tablets was a ‘fantastic thing,’ he said, since it only helped Microsoft,” Electronista reports. “‘We are in the Windows era — we were, we are, and we always will be,’ Ballmer insisted. ‘Through the power of Windows, the PC will be a tablet machine, will be a reading machine, will be a note-taking machine.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Now there’s one seriously delusional bastage.
“There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.” – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, April 30, 2007
As always, Ballmer’s completely packed F.O.S.
Hoist! May Steve Ballmer remain Microsoft CEO for as long as it takes!
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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