Ballmer calls Android 'wild' and 'uncontrolled,' susceptible to malware

Ballmer calls Android 'wild' and 'uncontrolled,' susceptible to malware

By Jeff Blagdon @jeffblagdon on November 15, 2012 12:00 am 200Comments An interview of Steve Ballmer by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman this evening saw the Microsoft CEO characterize Windows Phone’s competition in some less than favorable terms. TechCrunch reports that Ballmer called the rival Android platform "wild," "uncontrolled," and susceptible to malware. Conversely, Apple’s ecosystem was "high priced" and "highly controlled." It’s clear that Ballmer envisions Microsoft as a kind of Goldilocks-just-right middle ground, but with such a significant

Who influenced this selection?What is this?

What the influencers are saying

  1. Parth Dhebar

    184.0 days ago

    "Ballmer calls Android 'wild' and 'uncontrolled,' susceptible to malware"...well said. http://t.co/38rLOknu

  2. The Verge

    184.0 days ago

    Ballmer calls Android 'wild' and 'uncontrolled,' susceptible to malware http://t.co/aivu5sSj

  3. Layton Duncan

    184.0 days ago

    Well, I guess he is authoritative on the subject? http://t.co/9SWLRFT7



Related Reading




InformationWeek encourages readers to engage in spirited, healthy debate, including taking us to task. However, InformationWeek moderates all comments posted to our site, and reserves the right to modify or remove any content that it determines to be derogatory, offensive, inflammatory, vulgar, irrelevant/off-topic, racist or obvious marketing/SPAM. InformationWeek further reserves the right to disable the profile of any commenter participating in said activities.

Disqus Tips To upload an avatar photo, first complete your Disqus profile. | View the list of supported HTML tags you can use to style comments. | Please read our commenting policy.