Microsoft CEO Says Google Is Not A Threat
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO is in Tokyo promoting the launch of Windows Live services and in a press conference, played down the threat of Google, saying the only place where the rival was dominant was in online search.
“Google is not ahead of us,” he said. “In the area of search specifically, Google would lead.”
Today Microsoft began offering its Windows Live programming packages for IM, email, photo-sharing and blogging in Japan. The U.S. announcement was on Tuesday.
Ballmer replied to questions about Google’s mobile plans by saying that they are “just words on paper” so there was no comment to be made yet.
According to a report in Technology Review, Ballmer expressed enthusiasm for the Japanese market, saying that the consumers were ahead of the rest of the world as far as mobile web access is concerned. He did speculate that the company would continue to lose money for a time as it is still in “investment mode” in online businesses.
Over a dozen Japanese companies have signed to be partners with Windows Live so far.
Reader Comments.
Best Balmer pic, ever!
Didn’t Balmer also say that Facebook was a fad, and wasn’t worth $10B, yet, a few days after that, MS invests at $15B valuation? His words mean nothing.
Leave a Comment
Article Sponsor
More News
-
Loading ...
Latest News
- Infographic: HootSuite Analyses Social Media Impact of Super Bowl Ads February 7th 2012 ADOTAS - So, it’s the Tuesday after the Super Bowl, [...] more »
- Facebook to Serve Mobile Ads in Coming Weeks February 6th 2012 ADOTAS – According to a Financial Times report, Facebook will [...] more »
- Survey: 39 Percent of Mobile Users Responded to Super Bowl Ads Via Mobile February 6th 2012 ADOTAS - During the Super Bowl yesterday, mobile ad network [...] more »
- Sponsormob Leads the Way Into RTB for Mobile February 3rd 2012 ADOTAS – For more than half a decade, Berlin-based tech [...] more »
- Weird Study: Mobile Purchasing While in the Bathroom on the Rise February 3rd 2012 DM CONFIDENTIAL - According to 11mark, three-quarters of Americans with mobile [...] more »
- This Week’s New Hires February 3rd 2012 ADOTAS – Another week, another round of new gigs. Here [...] more »
- Two Surveys: What Are We Doing with Mobile Devices During the Super Bowl? February 2nd 2012 ADOTAS - With the Super Bowl fast approaching and the [...] more »
Features
- Rethinking the Online Advertising Ecosystem, Part One: Independent Publishers February 8th 2012
- Case Study: Social Ad Effectiveness February 8th 2012
- Video: “Build an SEO Foundation” Excerpt February 8th 2012
- Covering the Digital Buy: Super Bowl Winners and Losers February 8th 2012
- How Social Targeting Can Lead to Discovery February 7th 2012
Spotlight
Sponsormob Leads the Way Into RTB for MobileADOTAS – For more than half a decade, Berlin-based tech firm Sponsormob has remained relevant in an industry characterized by [...] more...
Reader Favorites
Classifieds
- PS Technical Writer - SEO Data Analyst
- Interactive Project Manager
- Media Buyer
- PHP Software Engineer (Facebook Platform/Social AP
- SEO/Marketing Internship at Green Education Startu
Recent Comments
- Andrew Boer: You have defined the problem clearly. To me the solution is pretty clear...you route
- John Pike: The main problem facing independent publishers is Google, which is lowering the page rankings of
- Grovo How To Do SEO Video Series – ReadWriteWeb | SEO Facts: [...] has built sites for some major retailers and teaches SEO at New York University,
- Video: “Build an SEO Foundation” Excerpt – ADOTAS | Best Electronics Reviews: [...] Video: “Build an SEO Foundation” Excerpt – ADOTAS « Santorum Delivers
