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Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones | |
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| Time: 07:00 EST/12:00 GMT | News Source: Wall Street Journal | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Microsoft Corp. employees are passionate users of the latest tech toys. But there is one gadget love that many at the company dare not name: the iPhone. The iPhone is made, of course, by Microsoft's longtime rival, Apple Inc. The device's success is a nagging reminder for Microsoft executives of how the company's own efforts to compete in the mobile business have fallen short in recent years. What is especially painful is that many of Microsoft's own employees are nuts for the device. The perils of being an iPhone user at Microsoft were on display last September. At an all- company meeting in a Seattle sports stadium, one hapless employee used his iPhone to snap photos of Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer. Mr. Ballmer snatched the iPhone out of the employee's hands, placed it on the ground and pretended to stomp on it in front of thousands of Microsoft workers, according to people present. Mr. Ballmer uses phones from different manufacturers that run on Microsoft's mobile phone software. | ||
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| #1 By 8556 (173.27.242.53) at 3/14/2010 11:55:29 PM |
| Ballmer would be better served, instead of acting berserk with the fake stomp of an iPhone, by gingerly giving away a Microsoft powered phone and handed it to the person. In fact, Ballmer should give MS phones to all employees. Good PR all around. The cost of a couple million dollars is a fraction of what the horrible Seinfeld/Gates commercials about nothing cost. |
| #2 By 2960 (72.205.26.164) at 3/15/2010 4:05:22 PM |
| And they say Apple users are nuts... |
| #3 By 37 (96.42.32.6) at 3/15/2010 5:54:46 PM |
| The title is deceiving. Microsoft employees are free to own and use iPhones (or any other competing phone), work or home. |
| #4 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 3/16/2010 10:29:17 AM |
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#1: Instead of trying to foist their crap phones on people who have chosen a different brand for their own reasons, Ballmer should be very interested in *why* they chose the iPhone. What compelled them to make their purchase? A smart boss would do that instead of trying to spin it with nonsense bravado like "Our employees just want to see what the competition is like." Um, yeah. OK. Sure. Or maybe they think the iPhone better meets their needs? Nah, that can't be it and we don't need to see if that's the case at all. It's a shame when corporate ego trumps all.
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| #5 By 319385 (85.103.81.105) at 3/19/2010 5:26:07 AM |
| Bullshit! #4 Latch: I cannot agree with you, more! Steve Ballmer should not have acted like a madman in front of thousands workers with a corporate ego, instead he should have seen that Microsoft is falling behind in the Mobile Phone market game and even Microsoft workers choose iPhone for their needs. He should have made executive decisions to bring Microsoft in Mobile Phone Market, for example team up with another reliable, well known company to bring iPhone competitive phone to the market, if not come up with their own phone hardware. Very bad executive decision and behavior. One can easily see how Microsoft is run at the top level... With BIG egos... No rationality, smart decisions etc... |
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