Steve Ballmer’s comment about “brainwashing” (his choice of words) his kids not to use Google or own an iPod has been making the rounds in the news.
Uh… is it just me, or does that sound really… petty and insecure? I’m not trying to be mean but… come on. It’s one thing if they were not to use those in deference to the comparable Microsoft product… but there is no comparable Microsoft product to the iPod (and the Origami won’t be it, either), and I don’t consider MSN Search comparable to Google. Neither does anyone else.
