It will probably come as a surprise to the millions of people who have already purchased one, but the Apple iPad is just another PC, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who made the comments this week during a recent on-stage interview at the D8 Conference. “Of course it is,” Ballmer told Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg. “It’s a different form factor of PC. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the competition try to eliminate the role of what they’ve had that hasn’t been popular in order to popularize the thing that’s new and fashionable.”
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D8's Ballmer Show: Lashing Out and Fessing Up
Posted by: Renay San Miguel June 4, 2010 01:57 PMIt will probably come as a surprise to the millions of people who have already purchased one, but the Apple iPad is just another PC, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who made the comments this week during a recent on-stage interview at the D8 Conference. “Of course it is,” Ballmer told Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg. “It’s a different form factor of PC. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the competition try to eliminate the role of what they’ve had that hasn’t been popular in order to popularize the thing that’s new and fashionable.”