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That's interesting. They'll be "comparable" to google docs, which Ballmer called "pretty primitive" just a couple of weeks ago? http://www.alleyinsider.com/200
by jbert 18y ago
That's interesting. They'll be "comparable" to google docs, which Ballmer called "pretty primitive" just a couple of weeks ago?
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/steve-ballmer-disses-google-apps http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/steve-ballmer-disses-goo...
- wayne 18y agoThat's an interesting find but he's not necessarily being hypocritical or deceitful. Ballmer could just think that the web apps Microsoft is announcing today are super awesome compared to Google Docs.
- jbert 18y agoWhen a company playing catchup says "comparable", they generally mean "not quite as good as". So it still seems an odd mix of messages to me.