Ballmer Admits "We Screwed Up Windows Mobile" 275
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from the chairs-have-been-thrown dept.
Barence writes "Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer has blasted the company's own mobile operating system at the firm's Venture Capital Summit. One tweet from an attendee claims Ballmer said the company had 'screwed up with Windows Mobile. Wishes they had already launched WM7. They completely revamped the team.' Another claims Ballmer said 'we've pumped in some new talent. This will not happen again.' It's not the first time Ballmer has attacked Windows Mobile, having publicly stated that version 6.5 was 'not the full release we wanted.'"
Correction (Score:5, Funny)
"We Screwed Up Windows Mobile"
s/Mobile//
There you go.
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Getting cold (Score:4, Funny)
Ballmer trying to mindfuck (Score:2, Funny)
Pumping (Score:5, Funny)
It would certainly explain a lot about the quality of the software coming out of Microsoft if their CEO is someone who thinks of "talent" as some liquid commodity you can "pump in" to a project.
Here's how you fix that Steve... (Score:5, Funny)
Developers! Developers! Developers!
Re:I knew it (Score:4, Funny)
"How much longer until we see MicroSoft Linux 1.0?"
About as long as we have to wait until RMS starts endorsing personal hygiene products.
Re:Here's how you fix that Steve... (Score:3, Funny)
If I hadn't used up all my mod points... LOL
Re:I knew it (Score:5, Funny)
Actually...
http://www.ende-der-vernunft.org/files/joern/20090221-gnufragranceg.jpg [ende-der-vernunft.org]
Re:Journalism (Score:1, Funny)
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Here's how you fix that Steve... (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, but instead, they went with:
DESIGNERS! DESIGNERS! DESIGNERS! DESIGNERS!
Mind you, that still doesn't explain Vista...
As opposed to Mac fanboys (Score:5, Funny)
It's the opposite with anything Apple. The *current* version is perfect... until the next version comes out... then the older version was crap.
PS - I'm a Mac user too.
Hey, that's our job (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft bashing Microsoft? This smells like step one in their plan to take over Slashdot.
Re:I knew it (Score:3, Funny)
4Q 2009 [j.mp]. Intel will be bringing the vitality of the Windows Mobile Experience to Mobile Linux (Moblin) by porting Microsoft Silverlight to it. We may all anticipate the usual robust stability, inherent security, device and application compatibility and outstanding performance we've traditionally seen from mobile Windows products.
An Intel spokesperson might say:
We look forward to a durable and productive partnership with Microsoft on the Linux platform. Based on the long history of Microsoft product partnership successes and their long-term commitment to driving adoption of Linux from the palmtop to HPC, Microsoft has shown itself capable and well motivated to help us achieve our goals with Moblin.
Re:Journalism (Score:5, Funny)
Really, you can't bash Microsoft. Unless you run Cygwin, of course.
Re:Hey, that's our job (Score:1, Funny)
embrace, extend, toll.
Re:Correction (Score:1, Funny)
s/ Windows Mobile/!/
This is better.
"We screwed up Windows Mobile"... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Title (Score:3, Funny)
Didn't those all die, at the same instant due to a software bug?
No, they worked perfectly - 365/366 of the time...
Re:Here's how you fix that Steve... (Score:3, Funny)
Oh I don't know, the quality of the Google Voice app on my WinMo phone seems to be far better than the one available for the iPhone.
Re:No...... (Score:4, Funny)
You obviously never used Windows 1.0
Re:Let me guess... (Score:3, Funny)
And yes, you're right that they need a single place to find apps...
No doubt. With the Pirate Bay shutting down it WILL be hard to find Windows Apps. ;)
Re:As opposed to Mac fanboys (Score:1, Funny)
No, no. no. With Apple, the current version is even more perfect that the last.
DGF