Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts last Thursday that his company can compete with Google when it comes to making tablets, making the argument that his company had the better data, better resources, and better track record than Google. He went as far as to say that if Microsoft couldn’t compete with Google, “shame on us.” He called Apple, however, a “tougher competitor.”
The comments came at the company’s annual Financial Analysts Meeting, a session that combines a presentation by Mr. Ballmer with a Q&A session for analysts afterwards. Last Thursday we covered part of that presentation, where Mr. Ballmer said that competing with the iPad had “job one urgency” for his company. He made some additional comments, however, that were included in a broader transcript published by Fortune magazine over the weekend.
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“Apple is Apple,” he said. “They’re always a little tougher to compete with. They’re a really good competitor, and tend to be a really high-priced competitor.
Full story, Ballmer: If We Can’t Compete w/Google, Shame on Us; Apple’s Another Story (The Mac Observer, 2 August 2010)
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