socialmedian: Steve Ballmer Dismisses Google Android

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Nov 06, 2008

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CNet:

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday dismissed the Android mobile operating system, saying he believed that building it was financially unsound for Google. […]

He questioned Google’s ability to make money with Android. “I don’t really understand their strategy. Maybe somebody else does. If I went to my shareholder meeting, my analyst meeting, and said, ‘Hey, we’ve just launched a new product that has no revenue model!’… I’m not sure that my investors would take that very well. But that’s kind of what Google’s telling their investors about Android,” he said.

Just like how Google’s search engine has no revenue model. And just like how, according to Ballmer, there was “no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.”

Comments (5)

Louisgray,

Nov 06, 2008

That Steve Ballmer is dismissing Android almost guarantees it will be a smashing success, right?

Chuckcolby,

Nov 06, 2008

Since the best thing you can say about Windows Mobile is that it's utilitarian... nothing exciting AT ALL... Microsoft has a LONG way to go before they can downplay ANY competing phone platform.