Ballmer on the iPhone announcements

I love the way people try and defend Ballmer 'cause he is rich... not sure whether it's down to underlying cowerdice (scared of the 'big' man), or just plain stupidity, but it does help to explain how MS are still selling consumer products, despite having absolutely nothing to offer the consumer. Their slide from grace is a pleasure to watch!

Hey, M$ likes $$$ - but Apple doesn't? I love my iPhone but I really do not like the busniess model behind that. Who is asking for a rav share on revenues from operators, taking a 30% share on apps and charging developers so they can start to create apps that generate rev for apple? And take the ATV, nice thing, but also restrictive as f***. You pay to have an iTunes on TV - but whats with internet radio and my current movies? Well this is free so let's not get it on Apple TV... (I do have an ATV as well...) As a company you need to generate rev, but what I want to point out is that Apple is not better then MS on this issue..

I always wonder when people talk about Flash on the iPhone why that would be Apple's responsibility when it is an open platform. What is to keep someone from creating an alternative browser that will support flash (if it is possible and Apple will allow it)? What would keep Microsoft from creating Silverlight for iPhone if they want?

Someone needs to tell Steve that if Microsoft are willing to put Silverlight on the iPhone for free - then Apple will manage the distribution and updates to every iPhone in the world for nothing. It all depends on how hungry Microsoft are to make Silverlight a success on mobile devices.

Someone needs to tell Steve that if Microsoft are willing to put Silverlight on the iPhone for free - then Apple will manage the distribution and updates to every iPhone in the world for nothing. It all depends on how hungry Microsoft are to make Silverlight a success on mobile devices.

I can't believe they left that psycho in charge. I think he needs to be heavily medicated.

If Ballmer just was a crazy man, who loved to jump around he would NOT be CEO of the world largest software company.

But yes he's a little crazy sometimes :D

Honestly, who really cares what Ballmer thinks about the iPhone? Apple is (and has been) stealing Microsoft's mojo left and right. MS may still dwarf Apple in financially, but in terms of cool factor, Apple is the BMW to Microsofts' Buick. Ballmer is way too biased to offer anything useful.

This guy must be in Crack

That "30% is too much" comment is funny, considering they just doubled the cut they'll take from many XNA developers' profits.