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Ballmer: Maybe the iPhone ain't so bad after all
arstechnica.com - 1/13/2009
Ballmer: Maybe the iPhone ain't so bad after all
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Okay, so maybe Steve Ballmer doesn't think the iPhone is completely worthless after all: he admitted in an interview that it has some market momentum. Read More...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/9/2009
Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The maker of Windows Mobile wants fewer, better devices.... (more) Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows

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Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms
blog.wired.com - 1/13/2009
Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms
— blog.wired.com — Several publications have taken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's assertion that software is a big part of Zune's... future to mean that Microsoft plans to abandon Zune hardware. But a spokesman says Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune, although it ... (more) Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other ...

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Live from Steve Ballmer's CES keynote
engadget.com - 1/8/2009
Live from Steve Ballmer's CES keynote
— engadget.com — 5:57PM We're inside and front and center. In just a few sweet moments Steve Ballmer will take... the stage and launch us into a phantasmagoric world of keynote goodness. Keep your internet terminals tuned to this channel! Continue reading Live from ... (more) Live from Steve Ballmer's CES keynote

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The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):  Ballmer hearts iPhone, at least a little bit

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Ballmer hearts iPhone, at least a little bit
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... According to Ars, in a recent interview, Ballmer was quoted saying the iPhone has "clear market momentum." Now if that isn't the definition of understatement, then I don't know what is. With the recent release of ...

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