Steve Ballmer Keynote: Microsoft CEO Hits the CES Stage

From the CNET article:

“Ballmer talked up the fact that Microsoft has been catching up in this area. He said that the company now has four-times the number of apps for these devices as it had when it launched. In fact, he said just 10,000 new apps were added just last month. Some of these apps include, the travel app from Expedia, news apps from Huffington Post, and an e-book app like Barnes and Noble’s Nook.”

If nothing else, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer left the stage with people knowing how he feels about the company’s Windows phones:

“The new Windows Phones are incredible. In November, we reported that sales were four times greater than the same time last year, and during the week of Christmas, we sold five times more phones than the same week last year.”

What are your thoughts on Ballmer’s decision to take the stage at CES and discuss these products? Does Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stand a chance when competition from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is so stiff?

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