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"I'll give Apple credit for what it's done," Ballmer said. It's not like they've really grown a lot of market share (through the commercials).

Apple's computer sales are growing five times greater than the industry average...

1 posted on 02/15/2007 7:04:03 PM PST by Swordmaker
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To: 1234; 6SJ7; Abundy; Action-America; af_vet_rr; afnamvet; Alexander Rubin; anonymous_user; ...
Ballmer claims Apple is a little tiny niche company and the Get-a-Mac ads cute... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

2 posted on 02/15/2007 7:05:50 PM PST by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Swordmaker

He's always been a little nuts....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk


3 posted on 02/15/2007 7:09:13 PM PST by mwyounce
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To: Swordmaker

Same topic, different article:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1785651/posts


4 posted on 02/15/2007 7:10:46 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie (L'Chaim!)
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To: Swordmaker

As underwhelmed as I've been by the narrow gulf between Windows 95
and Windows XP Professional...
I will likely delay an upgrade to Windows Vista as long as possible.

And maybe even skip a generation.


7 posted on 02/15/2007 7:21:56 PM PST by VOA
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To: Swordmaker
Apple's computer sales are growing five times greater than the industry average...

Cough, Cough...

8 posted on 02/15/2007 7:22:33 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Swordmaker

Did Ballmer throw a chair at the interviewer when they asked him that question?


16 posted on 02/15/2007 8:15:57 PM PST by rom (A new Mac convert.)
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To: Swordmaker

Micro$oft speak for "Our product sucks, its loaded with DRM, slows down your machine, and we control what you do from now on. But because we are virtually a monopoly, tough luck, suck it!"


17 posted on 02/15/2007 8:17:39 PM PST by Central Scrutiniser (Never Let a Theocon Near a Textbook. Teach Evolution!)
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To: Swordmaker

*snicker*


19 posted on 02/15/2007 8:21:52 PM PST by Ronin (Ut iusta esse, lex noblis severus necesse est.)
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To: Swordmaker

I heard the Vista roll out was one of, if not the biggest, product roll out in history and nobody knew it.

All I ever really heard about Vista was it put more restrictions on computer users then ever before and didn't look to be too good for gamers, which games are the only reason computers came into existence.

It's nice that they can do other things but the game's the thing.


23 posted on 02/15/2007 8:48:55 PM PST by Duke Nukum (Chickens are part of the natural cycle of life, and that is why we play chickenball in the house.)
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To: Swordmaker

Oh yeah, and on industry averages and stuff, if you don't own any market share then you sell five computers you've just done five times the industry average.

Or something close that. Words to that effect.

If the Mac ever became a big hit with the public, Steve Jobs would keel over in disgust. Macs are designed by a self-identified elitist for self-identified elitists.


24 posted on 02/15/2007 8:52:15 PM PST by Duke Nukum (Chickens are part of the natural cycle of life, and that is why we play chickenball in the house.)
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To: Swordmaker
Well Apple may have only 2% of the OS market share but how does Steve Ballmer explain the fact that Apple now has nearly 50% the revenues of Microsoft (and is closing the gap at an alarming rate?).

If current trends hold, Apple will surpass Microsoft in total revenue within three years. Obviously operating systems are becoming a smaller piece of the pie in the computer industry.

Microsoft is going to have to do better than the "Zune" and a DRM-infested OS if they are going to remain top dog in the computer world much longer.

33 posted on 02/16/2007 3:10:47 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I'm 32 days from outliving Steve Irwin)
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