Comments on: Rare Video Footage: MSFT’s Steve Ballmer Sitting In–Not Throwing–a Chair!

By: Terry Howard

Terry Howard — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:43:37 +0000

Saying things like “the UI, the approach, the algorithms have changed less in the last five years, then more” would sound less like a specifically contrived shot at the “incumbent” and an honest assessment if the statement wasn’t almost exactly word for word what some Bing guys said in an interview with Rand posted last night: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-interview-the-bing-team

Nice try at sounding like an actual human and not a walking press release though guys… almost worked.
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By: Ged Carroll

Ged Carroll — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:46:58 +0000

Not surprised that he won’t mention Google by name. Media training 101 from his PR people. Don’t give the competition the oxygen of publicity, de-personalises a story and makes it harder for the interviewer to ask you questions on the competitor.

The use of the word incumbent is designed to evoke the image of a monopoly and is perfectly consistent with Microsoft’s extensive lobbying in Washington, Westminster and Brussels regarding Google and encourage politicians to bring down the anti-trust hammer.

By: Vlad Zablotskyy

Vlad Zablotskyy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:38:05 +0000

Don’t understand what is his beef with Linux??? Oh yea they need to sell more Windows products….

Windows was primarily reason I turned to Linux. And I do not see myself going back Windows anytime soon.

Are there any videos out there of him throwing chairs? Would love to see one.
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