Shareholders ask Ballmer about Apple

I think its pretty bad when shareholders see how bad it is. Microsoft has been trying to brush this under the rug for some time and the pile is getting too big. I have been using Macs for some time now, and I still have to use PC's on a daily basis; speaking from that standpoint, Microsoft has done some things right, and some other things WAY wrong in terms of its OS. Apple has the reputation for software and hardware that is high quality and just works. Thats the kind of reputation Microsoft is fighting against... Now excuse me while I go boot my macbook.. :)

Ballmer's biggest issue is that is tells you why you should not buy Apple and not why you should buy his products. Windows 7 is actually quite nice and the Zune maybe too but if he spends time talking about Apple, that is what I am going to check out. As a stockholder, it is worth asking the question since that is where is focus seams to be.

I cannot stand to hear people speak like that. I'm a CPA that has occasion to hear this stuff all the time. I'm of the firm opinion that people that talk in that manner either A) don't really know what they are talking about, and thus are just blathering on to try and make themselves look knowledgeable or B) really do know what they are talking about but are trying to make themselves look smart to impress someone. Either way it really irks the crap out of me every time I hear it. Just speak like a normal person for goodness sake.

I didn't want to specifically comment on his post, I wanted the sense of time between his comment and mine preserved by the normal comment accumulation - more like a flat-thread discussion forum - because I friggin' hate nested comments.

As of yet, I haven't seen how to display them as a flat discussion - but if there's an option for that, please point it out.

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Anybody on here notice the difference of the stock price of Apple and Microsoft? real big difference!

I don't care what type of smartphone you got! We have a rule in my office is when you are surfing the net, playing games,checking your email,watching movies, the battery in your phone with go down with the quickness! This applies to the Palm Pre, Iphone, Google phone,blackberry, whatever! So don't be too smug when you say your phone comes with two batteries! If you don't plug it up when you're doing the aforementioned, they go down quick!

IMHO - the real problem is that shareholders of MS (those who are truly clear thinking) are asking questions of an individual, Steve Ballmer, who used to sit in Bill Gates dorm room and light his own farts and couldn't understand why his backside felt hot! (rumour has it) and he is still a a$$wipe!

I can guarantee you that I would never consider to have Ballmer or any of his ilk in any way associated with my company. That includes using any product that they produce or sell.

Worthless POS... why is he still the Cr@phead Entertaining Others (CEO)?
I would have to say that he either has something on every board member or Bill Gates (he is such a nice guy when he is in Montreux). Their is no clear cogent reasoning behind allowing someone who has presided over the largest decent of profits in MS's history to continue to work there.

Cheers..

If it's not as good as Mac OS, how has it 'closed the gap'? Narrowed it maybe. Do you know the meanings of the words you're saying?

When you have dominant market share and don't make dominant profits, you have a problem. This is where Ballmer's logic will continue to fall flat. His constant argument to counter anything said about Apple is to point out Microsoft's market share, and, therefore, Apple's lack thereof. While that argument looks good on paper, investors are much more concerned with making money. Somebody in Redmond needs to numb up to this fact. Real quick.