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Critiquing other people's businesses
CEOs don't normally spend much time talking about companies other than their own, unless they think there's something in it for their own. It's therefore hard for me to believe that Ballmer's comments are anything but denegration of a perceived competitor as a PR exercise.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 03/16/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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did he just say "google needs to be less successful"  stevey_d | 03/15/07
Microsoft v Everyone/Anyone  davidbai | 03/15/07
It is your switch to the Mac  NonZealot | 03/15/07
"Do you not see the delicious irony"  nomorems | 03/16/07
hmm  davidbai | 03/16/07
What happens when MS is not #1  voska | 03/19/07
Ballmer calls Google's growth plans 'insane'  Loverock Davidson | 03/15/07
haha  stevey_d | 03/15/07
Oh clueless one...  marksashton | 03/16/07
Google will expand.  nomorems | 03/17/07
Do you have a pipe...  tek_heretik | 03/18/07
Truer words were never spoken....  Mike Cox | 03/15/07
yes, you're right. Microsoft relies on thick clients.  stevey_d | 03/15/07
You need a new rep  tic swayback | 03/15/07
Wow  jagreenwood | 03/16/07
Better see a doctor about that hook in your lip  Zeppo9191 | 03/16/07
LMAO!!  shawkins | 03/16/07
Ahh, fresh fish  shallow_diver | 03/16/07
Hook, Rod and Sinker  SysAdmin202 | 03/16/07
Does Anyone Take Ballmer Seriously Anymore?  itanalyst | 03/15/07
Nope  DarthRidiculous | 03/15/07
Well,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/07
Well, Coming From A Complete IDIOT Like You  itanalyst | 03/16/07
Who's the bigger fool?  voska | 03/19/07
He is a Freak Show  mighetto | 03/16/07
Are you forgetting Microsoft Virtual Earth (or whatever name it ends up as)  nomorems | 03/16/07
Of course he hates it. The best and the brightest employees are going to  DonnieBoy | 03/15/07
Once again, on the outside looking in  John Zern | 03/19/07
Balmer is delusional  DarthRidiculous | 03/15/07
Well Ballmer knows insane, has to live with himself  Boot_Agnostic | 03/16/07
The whole company is insane.  nomorems | 03/16/07
Leave Sun Microsystems  Boot_Agnostic | 03/16/07
Leave your karma out of my ethos. (NT)  nomorems | 03/16/07
Leave your responses out of my posts.  Boot_Agnostic | 03/18/07
I think he does protest to much.  linux for me | 03/16/07
His assertion is accurate.  Anton Philidor | 03/16/07
Could not disagree more!  bchesmer | 03/16/07
Then please disagree.  Anton Philidor | 03/16/07
Hey, Anton...it's not just Ballmer going Nuts. Billy is nuts too!  nomorems | 03/16/07
Actually, it's an idea pioneered by 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Actually, it's an idea pioneered by 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Actually, it's an idea pioneered by 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Sorry about the triplicate post  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Hubris  techboy_z | 03/16/07
Critiquing other people's businesses  John L. Ries | 03/16/07
Well yeah... but,  shawkins | 03/16/07
I want to see the growth for everyone  freedomrider | 03/16/07
Another thing Microsoft did was to...  nomorems | 03/16/07
Google probably borrowed perks from 3M  CobraA1 | 03/16/07
Reverse psychology?  HypnoToad72 | 03/16/07
"Milking", he would know about milking...  tek_heretik | 03/18/07
Wonder IBM said the same with Microsoft  voska | 03/19/07

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