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Should be complemented by a brief hystory of Steve Ballmer tantrums: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/09/ballmer_throws_a_chair_at_fing_google http://batt

by ptbello 16y ago

Should be complemented by a brief hystory of Steve Ballmer tantrums: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/09/ballmer_throws_a_chair_at_fing_google http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/09/ballmer_throws_a_c... http://www.gearfuse.com/ballmer-lashes-out-at-microsoft-employed-iphone-user-threatens-to-smash-iphone/ http://www.gearfuse.com/ballmer-lashes-out-at-microsoft-empl...

skore 16y ago
Very nice comments in the first article from September 2005: "If Google is just a house of cards, what's he so worried about??" "Ballmer is not worried about google. that's WHY he said he would burry them. granted google will be a strong contender against microsoft.but do you Really think the microsoft empire will lose?! doubt it." "Like wow... that's amazing. I guess Google is really going to do an OS and a browser." "I'm scared to say it, but Google doesn't actually have a stable, reliable income at this point. Their stock offering and Google Earth Pro isn't enough revenue to survive an all out war with M$." "I find the Google brand advocates funny. Google is indeed a house of card. And the reason is simple - if Google ceases to exist tommorrow, it would not matter to me or the majority of the Internet. There are plenty of 'search' technology out there." "Google is just a bunch of PhDs trying to screw some money and get laid. They have no product, no income, no long term strategy and no future. Google is possibly last but deffinitely biggest dot com baloon about to do the typical dotcom boooooom... I just imagine Booom logo in Google colour letters." "As much as I adore Linux and hate Microsoft everybody here is wayy off. How can you say that a search engine is the next 'holy grail' of computing? Who actually believes that Google will come out with an OS?" "As much as I've seen AJAX hyped it's not a desktop app replacement by any means. Ever had Google Earth time out and just go to la la land? Ever seen it be as quick and responsive as Open Office or Word?" That's barely 6 years... oh how the world has changed...

by ptbello 16y ago

skore 16y ago

Very nice comments in the first article from September 2005: "If Google is just a house of cards, what's he so worried about??" "Ballmer is not worried about google. that's WHY he said he would burry them. granted google will be a strong contender against microsoft.but do you Really think the microsoft empire will lose?! doubt it." "Like wow... that's amazing. I guess Google is really going to do an OS and a browser." "I'm scared to say it, but Google doesn't actually have a stable, reliable income at this point. Their stock offering and Google Earth Pro isn't enough revenue to survive an all out war with M$." "I find the Google brand advocates funny. Google is indeed a house of card. And the reason is simple - if Google ceases to exist tommorrow, it would not matter to me or the majority of the Internet. There are plenty of 'search' technology out there." "Google is just a bunch of PhDs trying to screw some money and get laid. They have no product, no income, no long term strategy and no future. Google is possibly last but deffinitely biggest dot com baloon about to do the typical dotcom boooooom... I just imagine Booom logo in Google colour letters." "As much as I adore Linux and hate Microsoft everybody here is wayy off. How can you say that a search engine is the next 'holy grail' of computing? Who actually believes that Google will come out with an OS?" "As much as I've seen AJAX hyped it's not a desktop app replacement by any means. Ever had Google Earth time out and just go to la la land? Ever seen it be as quick and responsive as Open Office or Word?" That's barely 6 years... oh how the world has changed...