
Former Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, recently commented stating that Microsoft is the only company which is in a position to give Apple a serious run for its money in terms of hardware. Ballmer told the hosts of Bloomberg TV the following regarding the matter in an interview this past Friday morning:
Microsoft will give them a good run for their money. Nobody else has really tried to compete with them anymore really seriously in hardware...If there's going to be any competition at all for Apple it will come from Microsoft.
During the interview, the topic of the potential Apple Car came up. Ballmer didn’t have much to say regarding the matter aside from the fact that it’s a “much bigger leap to do cars than it is most of the things they’ve tried,” though he did mention that companies other than Tesla should be able to put smart software into vehicles. He concluded by stating “maybe Apple gets there, I don’t know.”
Ballmer continues to remain an interesting character and remains as enthusiastic about Microsoft as he did when he was the CEO. His claims seem to be a bit biased and hopefully with some good insight as better competition means a better end-product for consumers overall.
Source: Bloomberg