Microsoft Wants To Be Apple
Microsoft officially wants to be Apple when CEO Steve Ballmer revealed a new direction for Microsoft to undertake hardware and online services as its future. There were already a whiff of this new direction when Microsoft announced the release of their own Surface tablet.
From Steve Ballmer:
Last year in this letter I said that over time, the full value of our software will be seen and felt in how people use devices and services at work and in their personal lives. This is a significant shift, both in what we do and how we see ourselves — as a devices and services company. It impacts how we run the company, how we develop new experiences, and how we take products to market for both consumers and businesses. The work we have accomplished in the past year and the roadmap in front of us brings this to life.
Microsoft Steve Ballmer Says Windows 7 Tablet Is Only Months Away
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 Slate tablets and smart phones will be out in the next few months. Ballmer made the announcement during his keynote speech at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C.
The tablets will be built by Dell, Samsung, and Toshiba.
Microsoft Steve Ballmer Says PC Will Thrive
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has this week declared the end of the post PC era with the iPad/tablet overtaking PCs. Now it is Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmers to put in his craziness by declaring the opposite and claims the future is all PC.
From NYT: I think people are going to be using PCs in greater and greater numbers for years to come. The PC as we know it will continue to morph. The real question is what are you going to push. To a man with a hammer everything looks like a nail; we have a hammer. Peddling Chrome and Android, two different operating systems, makes no sense.
Microsoft Steve Ballmer On The Cloud
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggest that the company’s strategy moving forward will focus primarily on the cloud. That is his prediction for the future of computing. He gave the speech at the University of Washington.
Ballmer said. “For the cloud, we’re all in.“
Microsoft Biggest Mistake Is Search
Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer said that the biggest mistake Microsoft made was search. After you look at the video above, you will know who Microsoft should blame.
Source: Steve Ballmer admits Microsoft’s biggest mistake
Microsoft Steve Ballmer Says PC Will Thrive
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has this week declared the end of the post PC era with the iPad/tablet overtaking PCs. Now it is Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmers to put in his craziness by declaring the opposite and claims the future is all PC.
From NYT: I think people are going to be using PCs in greater and greater numbers for years to come. The PC as we know it will continue to morph. The real question is what are you going to push. To a man with a hammer everything looks like a nail; we have a hammer. Peddling Chrome and Android, two different operating systems, makes no sense.
