In what only can possibly be the most recent of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s continuing series of pearls of wisdom, the Rambler from Redmond told a panel at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona earlier this week: “I agree that no single company can create all the hardware and software. Openness is central because it’s the foundation of choice.”
Steve, I get that you want to take a dig at Apple, but you were the one who not long ago called Apple ” fantastically successful.” Remember?
Also, the foundation of choice? Really? Dude, your company built an empire on an effective monopoly. That’s not exactly choice, now, is it? Here’s the thing: the people have choice; they’re just not choosing you. Hurts, don’t it?
Oh Steve, won’t you ever learn?
[via CNET]