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Exactly. Take this quote from the parent: "He merely said that whether it's a tablet or a laptop or a desktop, it's still a personal computer. Fair point." If

Exactly. Take this quote from the parent: "He merely said that whether it's a tablet or a laptop or a desktop, it's still a personal computer. Fair point." If the best reaction you can muster from a question such as the one posed to Ballmer is "fair point", then the speaker hasn't said anything of any significance or depth. Contrast that with Steve Jobs' answers, and the difference couldn't be more clear. Either Jobs is far more skilled at veiling his true intentions, or he's a lot more introspective. Personally, I enjoyed listening to Steve Jobs' answers a lot more than I did Steve Balmer's. Ballmer just sounds a lot more like your typical corporate "talking head".

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bad_user 16y ago
To be honest here ... Bill Gates also used weasel words when speaking about technology. I personally just don't care about how charismatic a leader of a company is ... I only care if they can deliver and be competitive. And it's no contest here ... ever since Bill Gates stepped down as CEO of Microsoft, the company slowly went downhill, losing mind-share like crazy. Lucky for them, they have lots of resources and inertia ... nobody blamed them they can't make money, indeed.