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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

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).