TechCrunch Interview With Steve Ballmer
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[2012-05-02 14:31:54] DjiXas - Another great ...
Another great interview: The Engadget Show 002, Steve Ballmer
[2012-03-17 06:15:15] M1cha3lJacks0n4ever - This is the first " ...This is the first "normal" interview I have seen with Steve Ballmer, it really shows why he is CEO of Microsoft. He is correct that the cloud systems and services should be interchangeable between platforms. This is why Apple will fail, they force there consumers into one platform such as icloud , iTunes and there own set of codecs for video playback. When other companies start to catch up and beat Apple, Apple would have to radically change their platform to even compete with them.
[2012-01-12 20:26:39] aataker - i am a Macuser. ...i am a Macuser. let me say: Lion sucks as well!
[2011-12-10 18:13:27] daesix - People who say ...People who say Windows is better can't afford a Mac.
[2011-12-10 18:10:23] daesix - Windows sucks. ...Windows sucks. Steve Ballmer is just another incompetent CEO, like most CEO's. Steve Ballmer just looks good on paper. Windows 8 looks like a mess. Macs are just better in every way. Steve Jobs was a college dropout who revolutionized so many industries. It's talent that matters.
[2011-08-30 15:53:34] mpregio - finally a serious ...finally a serious interview from this guy
[2010-10-14 19:31:03] PlRATEBAY - Rofl maoRofl mao
[2010-08-14 13:27:49] mathprimes - i never thought i'd ...i never thought i'd say this about ballmer: great interview, good questions, great answers!
[2010-06-19 14:58:47] NarutoXras3ngan - lol the blue shirt ...lol the blue shirt of death
[2010-06-05 01:32:31] gregorzonta - See, if the ...See, if the interviewer acts like a normal person, Steve Ballmer can, too.
[2010-05-31 21:52:34] mrbest20 - correct mac ...correct mac software is a piece of shit
[2010-05-31 21:51:50] mrbest20 - stop talking ...stop talking bullshit and go eat a cake
[2010-05-25 17:44:11] maw88ify - So Google and Linux ...So Google and Linux started pushing cloud computing than Microsoft copied them... Good job Microsoft your fallowing behind Linux... This is not the first time they copied us Linux users... Linux doesn't get viruses... Google Chrome OS is based on Linux so Microsoft started using Bing ... Bing suck bad.... Google Android is Linux... He talks about Microsoft servers but Linux, and BSD make better servers it's a fact.
[2010-03-04 14:41:32] amysweet66 - go up to your URL ...go up to your URL bar, put a Q between the words you and tube and then press enter or click go
[2010-01-30 00:26:18] osiprus - Let's argue about ...Let's argue about which OS is better! Even though it always comes down to personal preference...
[2010-01-25 20:20:27] cforcalvin - ok, i'll offer the ...ok, i'll offer the most fair and reasonable view i have: apple does make good products. they do- i used to work there, i used to help them make stuff and i'm no idiot. they build great products. not for your money though. period. they rip people off all the time. quickest example: iphone 3gs 8gb is $199. 16gb is $299. it's the SAME PHONE with 8 more gb, it costs apple 50 cents more at best they charge you $100 more. they can give you 32gb for 299 and make a handsome profit i promise you.
[2010-01-25 20:15:37] cforcalvin - if you don't ...if you don't understand that our modern era is screwed up and that image ALONE is currently selling, then it is YOU who need to prove to ME that you are a marketing "expert". you're talking about a world that we had, decades ago. im sorry but that world is gone- not everything is what it seems, especially on tv. hahaha apple advertising reflects experience. why would anyone switch to a more expensive option? cuz people don't read between the lines.
[2010-01-25 19:53:55] cforcalvin - we live in a world ...we live in a world where a show called Real World is 100% scripted. do you understand what time period we live in? image sells everything today- we spit out movies, pop stars, music based on how people look. why do you think movies and music today are utter crap? you know how many records britney sells anually? people pay money for this shit and it's not because of a good product, it's because of HOW it's presented and pitched.
[2010-01-25 19:48:56] cforcalvin - sorry, i was using ...sorry, i was using a work account. ok here's the bottom line: if i prove to you i work at apple and thus KNOW well what goes on behind apple, will you admit you have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to apple (because very literally you do not- i swear to you, you clearly misunderstand apple). and clever ads don't sell overrated products? in THIS era? are you serious? what time period are you living in?
[2010-01-25 19:43:47] AXLMusicLink - @G58: LOL you want ...@G58: LOL you want me to prove to you that i used to work at apple hahahah. what would be enough proof for a non-believer i ask? i can prove it in many ways, but you'd be silly to request a video of me and steve jobs shaking hands of course. i have coworkers that still work there, you want me to call them up and have them call you just to TELL you that i used to work there?
[2010-01-24 17:02:31] demon824 - So, you're ...So, you're basically paying $900 just to have the Mac Software.
[2010-01-24 17:01:47] demon824 - All of that is null ...All of that is null and void, the fact is Mac is more expensive for the same exact (sometimes out of date) hardware. I just designed a 27" iMac for $1999, I then did a PC with a 27" monitor all the same stats and using a 4890 instead of a 4850 GPU, the former, is better. And guess what? $1030
[2010-01-24 07:01:16] G58 - That's not true. ...That's not true. When Apple release a new model it's often impossible to spec a Dell to the same level for up to 6 months or longer. Apple do sometimes miss Nvidia's release dates because they're working to Intel's CPU development schedule. This is why PC users have to wait sometimes up to 6 months for some CPUs to be available on other makes. Also PCs are always available with CPUs for up to 2 years after Apple stop fitting them. These are simple facts. Live with them & stop crying about it.
[2010-01-24 03:19:41] demon824 - Bleeding Edge eh? ...Bleeding Edge eh? Then why did Macbook Pro's only support 9400m GPU's when Nvidia already released up to 280m's? Also, no Mac is definitely more pricey than a same spec'd PC.
[2010-01-22 03:17:50] G58 - @cforcalvin: " ...@cforcalvin: "you're talking to an ex-apple engineer" Prove it. Your 'clever ads' notion is bullshit. I was an aircraft engineer for 6 years, but I always knew that ads simply don't work like that in the modern era. Apple advertising reflects experience, that's why they work. Otherwise why would anyone ever switch to a more expensive option? Apple computers would actually HAVE to be that much better. Mac owners upgrade hardware every 3-5 years. If OS X was crap users would swap to PC.
[2010-01-22 01:32:59] cforcalvin - and you want a real ...and you want a real insider look? in the office, about half of us used windows to do our work lol. this is absolute truth- this is just a computer business. i'm sorry if that's a rude wake-up call for you but guess what- there is no holy war between apple and pc's, that's bullshit that apple made up. its a business. bleeding edge of innovation, that's a good one but news flash: none of these big boys are original. whatever they have they copied the underground. everyone copies someone.
[2010-01-22 01:25:14] cforcalvin - i own a quad-core, ...i own a quad-core, 4gb ram, 10,000rpm harddrive HD ready desktop for $700. this is not a lie, look it up on new egg and build yourself one. the superior hardware? bullshit. trust me on this i've worked with it and i know: there's nothing special about the ram or harddrives apple charges you double for. no difference and here's the proof: i have pc's running mac os leopard perfectly 100%. i had to hack it because apple deliberately doesn't allow mac os to be installed on other machines:
[2010-01-22 01:19:20] cforcalvin - G38, you're talking ...G38, you're talking to an ex-apple engineer and you may be a marketing "expert" but you don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand how a company can put people in their pocket. you reel them in with clever ads, they invest in the software that only works on those machines, and walla- now they CAN'T go to hp or dell because it's too expensive to backtrack. and yes, i have "tried" configuring dells and hp's with the same specs as a mac and they DO come out a lot cheaper:
[2010-01-21 01:29:37] G58 - @cforcalvin, you're ...@cforcalvin, you're talking to a marketing expert. I ran my own very successful marketing company for 30 years. So please do some reading before pontificating on what you think Apple is doing. Apple don't force anyone to do anything. They produce superior products that are at the bleeding edge of technological innovation and specification. You get what you pay for. Try configuring a Dell to the same spec as a Mac and the price will be very close, sometimes higher! And please discover CAPS!
[2010-01-21 01:17:00] cforcalvin - if that's what ...if that's what marketing is, then apple isn't exactly doing that. apple is more so telling people what they should want and then overcharging them on hardware. check the facts: they charge double on upgrades like the SAME exact ram and harddrives that other computers use. apple deliberately makes it so you can't install OSX on anything other than hardware they make. so if you have to use mac OS, you have to buy a mac machine, and then they overcharge on the machines. pretty shady if you ask me
[2010-01-20 14:42:10] laurent0etienne - stupid interviewer ...stupid interviewer why is he standing up. Fuck nobody respects this guy watch my video response.
[2010-01-10 21:31:30] ObamaBobLaden - 1:34 here we go...1:34 here we go...
[2009-12-29 02:27:07] PtothaWHAT - Way to ignore ...Way to ignore everything i said.
[2009-12-28 18:21:19] G58 - Learn to type ...Learn to type coherently.
[2009-12-26 04:46:13] PtothaWHAT - Copy Sony? So mean ...Copy Sony? So mean Sony didnt copy online play with PSN on the PS3? Or didnt copy MS with wireless controlers with consoles? Or didnt MS with Hard drives on consoles, STFU
[2009-12-06 21:20:56] zimonslot - good guy but ...good guy but totally not innovative... like all of microsoft. They keep chasing facts that are old already.
[2009-12-04 19:21:04] G58 - I suppose you don't ...I suppose you don't need "hipster faggots" on the Faroe Islands. You make do with sheep! Let me explain something to you about the wider world. Steve Jobs does indeed run a company that's very very good at marketing. But marketing is all about finding out what people what they want, and then giving it to them. And where I live, that's called progress. If this progress causes EVERY OTHER phone maker in the world to get its act together, all the better for those who like choice.
[2009-11-22 23:07:16] G58 - You're still ...You're still looking at the wrong figures. What possible importance has the % quantity of OS sales in a virtual monopoly got to do with this debate? The % profit they make might be of more interest here. Remember, MS had to discount the price of their last OS. How long before they start discounting Windows 7? And the recession should be affecting every company in the same sector - right? Wrong. Not those companies that are well lead. And that category would include Apple, and rule out MS.