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You have to be a computer scientist to use Android - Ballmer

Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich platform was just shown off and phones running it should arrive very soon.

October 19, 2011 / 11:45 IST
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Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich platform was just shown off and phones running it should arrive very soon. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer in an interview by Business Insider, spoke about the iPhone and Android and how the iPhone was Microsoft's main competition. He called them a different kind of competitor. When asked about Microsoft building tablets and phones to offer competition to Apple’s iPhone and iPads, he didn’t give a very clear response but he thanked the interviewer for his suggestions. He said that Apple’s Siri was a nice feature, but  also added that Microsoft had been doing it for years. When asked about Android, he said that one doesn’t have to be a computer scientist to use Windows Phones, but you do need to be one if you want to use an Android phone. He also said that Android devices are really cheap and Microsoft will have to work on that area Click here for full story

first published: Oct 19, 2011 11:37 am

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