spaulagain
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Microsoft once was big in the mobile market. They had a phone OS and tablets, but Steve Ballmer screw up and chose to bet on products that made a big flop like the Zune and Kin. The Xbox was his best shot as it became very popular, but for the most part Ballmer made a poor job at gaining interest from the consumers. In interviews he either makes a fool of himself or he bashes the competition more than he sells his own products.
I know negativity is not fun to read, but how Ballmer have helped the company is still a mystery to me.
You're kidding right? Microsoft had it "big" in the mobile market with Mobile OS and Tablet?
Windows Mobile was horrible. It tried to pack a regular PC interface on a 3 inch screen, not to mention it was plagued with issues that are common with the likes of Android. And slapping Windows 7 or any other MS OS of the time on a Tablet was a joke.
Blackberry and Apple created the first Mobile devices that were truly functional and optimized. And that's why they were/are so "big" in the mobile industry.
For the record, Zune was a great product. The mobile device was on par with the iPod and the desktop app blows iTunes out of the water. It was simply too late to the game. iPod entered the market at the turn of the decade, but Zune wasn't truly developed until 5+ years later. It was too late then.
Xbox? The thing has overcasted PlayStations for much of its life. And that was all during Ballmer's control of MS. Doesn't mean he was the reason it was successful, but he's hardly the BS doom and gloom you're trying to paint.
Ballmer is always awkward in interviews and on stage, some people just don't have the right personality.
Gates made MS the king through developers and businesses, Ballmer is now try to reach the consumers. Something gates failed at miserably IMO.