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bentcorner on Aug 23, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 mo...

> Be it about him calling Zune the iPhone killer, or much prior to that claiming it in the media that no one would ever wan tto buy an iPhone.

Really though, do you think the CEO should say anything different?

"Yeah, our Zune isn't too bad, but the iPod is still better."

ams6110 on Aug 24, 2013 [–]

He should have said that, internally, and demanded better. Or said, if that's really the best you can do, forget it.

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