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Edited by psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! at 11/06/09 1:50 PM
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I say this as someone who is very, very, wary of using Google for everything:
It's true. Responding to Ballmer quotes is intensely difficult.
Sometimes he outright shoots his mouth off, such as when talking about Winmo 7 or Blu Ray on the 360.
Other times his statements regarding the US economy are cryptic for anyone hoping to see real leadership from CEO's instead of investor-speak for status quo.
He's a terrible CEO, in charge of a company that I actually like. Bill Gates at least saw the big picture, allocated resources, and followed through on his vision. Every time.
The only time I think it's apt to take Ballmer seriously is the one time NO ONE took him seriously. When he was shouting "developers! Developers!" Well, that's remarkably true now, from app stores to Mozilla add-ons, the world belongs to developers and Google developers.
With Safari working so well on OS X, and Firefox providing the lion's share of custom options with Camino lurking somewhere in the bushes, I wonder how much adoption Chrome would even see on Mac.
"And then Larry showed up one day without Sergey and I was like, 'Hey Larry, where's your pal Sergey?' Larry looked at me, half-grinning, and said to me, he said 'I killed him. Shot him dead actually' and I was like 'Well crap, Larry, you flippin' shot him?' 'Yea.... but right after I did it I bought Google Portfolio.' I asked him how much and he said" (laughs a bit to himself) "He said 'I bought it with the twenty-bucks Sergey had in his coat pocket!'....(shakes his head, smiling) I tell you what, (laughs again to himself) you never know what to expect around here. We sure do have our fun....."
-So, I never went back to work for Lieutenant Dan. Though he did take care of my Bubba-Gump money. He got me invested in some kind of fruit company. And so then I got a call from him saying we don't have to worry about money no more. And I said, "That's good. One less thing."
$8,700 in Apple gear wouldn't get you much.
Still I guess if it was the reverse Jobs leaving Google's board I don't think they'd have anything of monetary value (beyond stocks) to give him as a leaving present.
It's essentially the same relationship Bill Gates had with Apple back in the 80's. What Microsoft exploited (And now Google is going to exploit) is the outside competing interests that Apple doesn't work with. Bill Gates knew where the money was and he knew that if he made software that ran on machines made outside of Apple he had plenty of money to be made.
Apple does everything in house and it's both a blessing when it works but a curse when an outsider exploits them by taking their genuis to other companies where there is more money to flow. Apple made their OS, Bill Gates went to IBM with his and now Windows runs on 90% of computers. Apple makes their Iphone and Google creates Androd which multiple companies are picking up, not just one. It might not show now but if Andorid continues to gain momentum down the road it may be the defacto OS on most smartphones and market share means a lot.
@zeroprime: The issue is that the law was written at a time when Google quasi-free business model didn't exist yet. It's not clear how to apply a law written to bust up commodity companies to a digital giant like Google. They've erred on the side of whatever works for them.
Probably too much glowering over coffee and that Apple Brown Betty they serve on meeting days.
I'm sure there are work-arounds if they still want to pass each other notes. ;)
I think what broke the camel's back (or Job's back) was GV not getting approved for the Apps store and then getting investigated by the FCC. Job's probably said fuck Google and the FCC, I'm kicking Schimdt out. As a board member, he's making life more difficult for me instead of making it easier.
11/06/09
*disco ball drops from ceiling and everyone begins to dance*
11/06/09
It's true. Responding to Ballmer quotes is intensely difficult.
Sometimes he outright shoots his mouth off, such as when talking about Winmo 7 or Blu Ray on the 360.
Other times his statements regarding the US economy are cryptic for anyone hoping to see real leadership from CEO's instead of investor-speak for status quo.
He's a terrible CEO, in charge of a company that I actually like. Bill Gates at least saw the big picture, allocated resources, and followed through on his vision. Every time.
The only time I think it's apt to take Ballmer seriously is the one time NO ONE took him seriously. When he was shouting "developers! Developers!" Well, that's remarkably true now, from app stores to Mozilla add-ons, the world belongs to developers and Google developers.
11/06/09
Don't feed the trolls.
11/06/09
Al Gore invented the internet, but Eric Schmidt made it. #google
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Still I guess if it was the reverse Jobs leaving Google's board I don't think they'd have anything of monetary value (beyond stocks) to give him as a leaving present.
08/07/09
joookes!
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Apple does everything in house and it's both a blessing when it works but a curse when an outsider exploits them by taking their genuis to other companies where there is more money to flow. Apple made their OS, Bill Gates went to IBM with his and now Windows runs on 90% of computers. Apple makes their Iphone and Google creates Androd which multiple companies are picking up, not just one. It might not show now but if Andorid continues to gain momentum down the road it may be the defacto OS on most smartphones and market share means a lot.
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I'm sure there are work-arounds if they still want to pass each other notes. ;)
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