I am not saying Gates was highly inventive, but at least he was
involved in the programming from what I understand.
Balmer is strictly marketing/business.
When Gates talked you saw the Geek come out in him. When Balmer talks
you see the evil money grubbing marketing guy come out.
Balmer always comes off harsh and a little bit like an ass when ever
he gets on TV.
My suggestion to him, is find a public person who likes doing
interviews etc. and put them out there, and stay off the tube.
Stewart
At 10:38 AM 4/15/2009, you wrote:
The main difference I see between Gates and Ballmer is that Ballmer has
less vision. Neither are particularly technically-oriented; both
tried/try to direct innovation, but neither actually innovated. (Gates
is frequented credited with innovations he got from acquiring software
rights from start-ups, but at least he knew what to buy.) Neither one
has been very interested in user experience and both are executive
business officer types - happy as long as they are reaching financial
objectives.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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