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Ballmer's incompetence is compounded when he talks shit. Its like The Emperor's New Clothes, except its been going on for so long that everyone knows hes not we

by hop 16y ago

Ballmer's incompetence is compounded when he talks shit. Its like The Emperor's New Clothes, except its been going on for so long that everyone knows hes not wearing invisible robes. All, apparently except for Bill G and the others on the board of directors that keep him gainfully employed.

megablast 16y ago
Look, did this really go beyond a gentle ribbing? Ballmer is a big character, who is supposed to make these grand sweeping statements. I don't know how much we can draw from this.
- hop 16y ago
  Yes and he has done it numerous times. Ballmer talking shit about the iPhone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So7qrFO_p44 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So7qrFO_p44
  - bradhe 16y ago
    "Talking shit" is part of being in competition with a company.
- andreyf 16y ago
  Yeah, Balmer made a grand sweeping idiotic statement, and here we all are, talking about Apple and iStuffs. That doesn't seem like a smart move...
- Herring 16y ago
  He reminds me of a WWE character, I don't know why people take him so literally. I actually like his attitude, except he's playing for the wrong team...
  - omaranto 16y ago
    TIL the WWF changed its name to acknowledge reality! (I thought WWE was a typo and looked it up.)
    - metageek 16y ago
      No, they changed it because they had to. They sued the World Wildlife Fund for trademark infringement (they wanted wwf.org), and lost (World Wildlife Fund was older).