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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2013, 11:15 AM Jan 2013

Steve Ballmer - Visionary. [View all]

This is the year that Bill Gates' college roommate will finally be axed.

“No chance the iPhone is going to get any significant market share.”
— Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, 2007

Note: That's iPhone ONLY. No iPads, No iPods, No Macs, No Monitors, No Apple TVs, No software, accessories, services etc...

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Steve Ballmer - Visionary. [View all] onehandle Jan 2013 OP

doesn't microswift own something like 20% of apple? unblock Jan 2013 #1

They invested a substantial amount of cash to keep the feds off their back. They sold it. onehandle Jan 2013 #4

People can make all the excuses they want for Windows 8 but the general public does not like it. randome Jan 2013 #2

The company I'm contracting with is having enough problems with Windows 7. onehandle Jan 2013 #5

My dad made the sad mistake of upgrading to windows 8. Panasonic Jan 2013 #6

I still have a flip phone. sadbear Jan 2013 #3

One could compile a very large book TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #7

Garrison Keillor once had a joke about a doctor who specialized BlueStreak Jan 2013 #8

LOL! Funny. You should do stand up. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #9