Charlie Sorrel
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More Ballmer Madness: "There's No Chance that the iPhone is Going to Get any Significant Market Share."

When asked if he would like Microsoft customers to be as passionate as Apple's, the red mist came down: There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share.... We'll gloss over the point that Apple makes it's money on the hardware, not the OS, so this is not really a fair comparison, and go straight on to the real reason that Microsoft isn't winning the Cool Wars: [...]

Ballmer2Oh, Steve Ballmer, why do you keep saying these things. Sure, we understand the Zune fiasco still stings, but we hear both owners are very happy.

This time Ballmer has vented his iJealousy in an interview with USA Today. When asked if he would like Microsoft customers to be as passionate as Apple's, the red mist came down:

There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get.

We'll gloss over the point that Apple makes its money on the hardware, not the OS, so this is not really a fair comparison, and go straight on to the real reason that Microsoft isn't winning the Cool Wars:

[...] my 85-year-old uncle probably will never own an iPod, and I hope we'll get him to own a Zune.

Microsoft's Ballmer having a 'great time' [USA Today via iLounge]