John Paczkowski

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“Apple gained about one point, but now I think the tide has really turned back the other direction. The economy is helpful. Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment–same piece of hardware–paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that’s a more challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be.”

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer


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  • David Owens

    Seriously, what is more satisfying than
    Morning yucks with Steve “Blowhard”
    Ballmer? Keep em comin.

  • http://allthingsd.com/ Eric Welch

    What a maroon. Nyuk nyuk.

    He picks the drop in sales that is one month before the release of highly-anticipated hardware updates to all their desktop models from top to bottom – a traditionally slow period for Mac sales – and turns it into a trend?

    I can’t wait to see the numbers for Mac sales at the next Apple shareholder’s meeting.

    He just keeps getting more and more surreal.

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