Ballmer a Clueless Dolt
Posted October 4th, 2004 @ 08:13am by Erik J. Barzeski
Says Steve Ballmer, the man whose platform and OS ran Napster for quite a few years:
iPod users are music thieves. We’ve had DRM in Windows for years. The most common format of music on an iPod is 'stolen'.
To Ballmer: you're a friggin' idiot. Sit down and shaddup. Read more at silicon.com.
Posted 04 Oct 2004 at 8:32am #
Can't be done. If Ballmer ever shuts up it will create a huge thermonuclear explosion that will wipe off all life on earth. You may have better luck trying to shut up Howard Stern or O'Reilly.
Posted 04 Oct 2004 at 9:27am #
I was going to say the same thing, but I don't think I could have done so as elegantly. "Clueless dolt" - sheer poetry 🙂
Posted 04 Oct 2004 at 1:07pm #
I bet the iPod is the only MP3 player out there that ships with a sign stuck to its LCD that says "don't steal music" in 5 or 6 languages.
Posted 04 Oct 2004 at 1:38pm #
Well, iPod is close to becoming a generic term, much like band-aid, or Kleenex. Maybe that's what he meant by 'iPod.' That could return just a touch of his credibility, but .... not much.
Besides, it's not like this music he mentions wasn't already on the WINDOWS PCs of users prior to their purchase. "Oh, I just got my iPod. Now, I will go download hella illegal music for the FIRST TIME!!" yeah, sure...
Posted 04 Oct 2004 at 3:26pm #
The most common form of music on Windows computers is stolen, asshat.
Posted 04 Oct 2004 at 4:49pm #
The most common form of music on Windows computers is stolen
For that matter, the most common form of software on windows is stolen.
Posted 04 Oct 2004 at 8:44pm #
Speaking of theft, hats off to Microsoft for their iTunes...err...I mean MSN music store.
Posted 05 Oct 2004 at 7:41pm #
Seems like Ballmer is getting closer to his idol every day:
http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/
I'm seriously considering to register welovethemicrosoftceo.com 😉
Posted 06 Oct 2004 at 8:43am #
Silicon.com retracts its article.
Posted 07 Oct 2004 at 6:20am #
I can't believe they retracted their article?