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Speaking at Microsoft’s analyst day, CEO Steve Ballmer confessed Apple “sold more [iPads] than I’d like them to sell.”
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Translation: Wow! how did we miss this boat?
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He also says getting a slate computer done right is “one of the top issues on my mind.” He’s working with hardware partners to fine tune Windows 7 so it can work with slates and tablets.
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Translation: Microsoft doesn’t have control of any of the hardware, and they are trying desperately to make Windows fit onto yet another type of hardware platform, which they do not control.
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What will a Microsoft tablet look like? Well, Ballmer says we’ve “done a lot of work on ink and touch,” and he’d like to see those features integrated.
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Translation: Don’t know, don’t care, we just want in this market!
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“They will be shipping as soon as they are ready. It has job one urgency around here, nobody’s sleeping at this point,” says Ballmer. He adds, “we are working with those partners, not just to deliver something, but to deliver products that people really want to go buy.”
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I really have no idea when these things are going to be ready.
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While Ballmer was being humble, he also took a little shot at the iPad, saying “I don’t think there is one size that fits all…I’ve been to too many meetings with journalists who spent the first 10 minutes of the meeting setting up iPad to look like a laptop.”
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(my mind just exploded at the very notion that someone thinks this man can be humble, but anyway)
Translation: You know I have to say something bad about the iPad, because it’s just incredible that we missed this and aren’t in this market!

Steve Ballmer: Apple Has Sold More iPads Than I'd Like


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This is pretty fun stuff!
I can tell you, I get really frustrated now when trying to do something on my wife’s first generation iPhone (formerly my iPhone). I can’t believe I used to use it on a daily basis!

iPhone 2G/3G/3GS/4 Speed Comparison

iPhone Speed Comparison

The parody is pretty funny! And while I don’t have an iPhone 3G, I have actually had the music stutter like that on my 3GS twice, though not nearly that bad. But it makes me think there is a problem is general with iOS 4 that will be fixed soon.
That said however, I do find it interesting that everyone I know with an iPhone 3G, and a LOT of people I don’t know what an iPhone 3G, are complaining about this. They say iOS 4 seriously slowed their iPhone down. I suspect Apple will be fixing this in an update. But it’s got to be pretty frustrating for those who are used to trusting Apple, and clicked “update” when the notification came, and now have trouble using their phones!

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