Man. Google can’t get a break. First Nokia and Symbian are all like “POOOP!” and then Steven F is like “Weener!” and then the WSJ is like “WOMP STUPID WOMP” and Peter Ha is all like “I need to go to the bathroom” and I’m all like “Post!”
Anyway, Steve Ballmer says:
“Well of course their efforts are just some words on paper right now, it’s hard to do a very clear comparison [with Windows Mobile].”
“Right now they have a press release, we have many, many millions of customers, great software, many hardware devices and they’re welcome in our world.”
Which isn’t quite as sensational as saying:
GOOGLE I WILL EAT YOUR BABIES AND YOUR MOTHER! I WILL TEAR OFF YOUR HEAD AND USE YOUR GUT AS A PIGGY BANK! GOOGLE EATS ROADKILL AND PUKES IT UP AND EATS IT AGAIN! I WILL DESTROY YOU! ANDROID IS A PRESS RELEASE AND YOUR BRAIN IS AS BIG AS A RAT TURD!
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So I’m not sure why the Slashdot folks made it sound like he said the bottom thing and not the top thing.
Google’s Android just a press release, says Ballmer [ComputerWorld via Slashdot]
