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I dont see how you guys can't see the clear link bait here. This is the direct quote of Ballmer from the original article referenced here: http://www.theregis
by kooshball 15y ago
I dont see how you guys can't see the clear link bait here.
This is the direct quote of Ballmer from the original article referenced here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/19/ballmer_disses_android_complex/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/19/ballmer_disses_andro...
“The biggest advantage we have over Android is that you don’t need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows Phone,” he said. “But the cheapest phones will be Android, and we are going to have to look at bringing the cost of our handsets down.”
If you actually try to comprehend that 2nd part, Ballmer is clearly saying the lowest COST phones will be Andriod, probably because it's cheaper to develop on (almost free) and has lower hardware requirements (almost none), and Microsoft needs to decrease the COST of WP7 hardware to compete in the low end market.
This has NOTHING to do with the quality of Andriod, which is what the author is implying here with the title "Calls Andriod 'cheap'".
- Steko 15y agoThanks Steve Ballmer, I never knew there were so many computer scientists in the world (200 million+ android installs?). I mean he's the marketing guy and he's spinning here and he's right Windows needs to get more competitive across the board and get some market share or mobile will turn into a bleeding ulcer like Bing.