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Will Steve Ballmer Speak At WWDC Keynote?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stranger-things-have-happened dept.

truthsearch writes "An analyst reports that not only will CEO Steve Jobs return to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference stage — he missed last year for medical reasons — but he will be joined there by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdrey said that Microsoft has been given seven minutes during Jobs' keynote to talk about Visual Studio 2010. Chowdrey said that a new version of the development tools software will support native applications for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS." Update: 05/27 19:17 GMT by T : As reader theappwhisperer points out, Microsoft has responded to this rumor via the company's Twitter feed with an unequivocal No.

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  1. Bound to be a big win by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

    I feel certain that most Apple developers would rather stick needles in their eyes than use Visual Studio. For one thing, it's more visually appealing.

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    1. Re:Bound to be a big win by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I feel certain that most Apple developers would rather stick needles in their eyes than use Visual Studio. For one thing, it's more visually appealing.

      Yes, but only for the people watching the developers stick needles in their eyes.

  2. Re:Rubbish by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    And maybe also official Windows 7 support via boot camp. Why else give him seven minutes?

  3. Re:Rubbish by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    Six for dancing and sweating, one for talking.

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  4. In this corner... by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm guessing an eight round electrified cage match with Jobs and Ballmer in Mexican wrestling masks and refereed by Chuck Norris

    It will be inconclusive for seven rounds until Jobs seriously injures Ballmer with a flying clothesline after Ballmer cheats with a folding chair strike to Jobs' liver. Ballmer will tag in Bill Gates, but Jobs will tag in Phil Schiller. Schiller will then proceed to completely own Gates and win the match with a shining wizard followed by a dragon whip and atomic crotch punch.

    The result will be Apple's market cap continuing to stomp on Microsoft's, and the kickoff of Phil's worldwide "Schillermania" tour.

  5. Re:huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ballmer is Jobs in a fat suit.

  6. Re:huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    They're both very afraid of the waking Linux juggernaut

    You didn't really just say that, did you? Are you fucking retarded? In other news, Disney and Dreamworks will be teaming up, as they're afraid of the walking juggernaut that is me, since I just installed Blender.

  7. I can see it now... by sophomoric · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see it now... Steve Jobs walks on stage after Ballmer finishes and says: That's great Ballmer, but unfortunately we're not going to be able to accept any apps created in Visual Studio, but thanks anyways.

  8. Re:huh? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyway, I'm sure MS Office is still pretty big on Mac OS.

    Not as big as OpenOffice.org. Fortunately, new Macs ship with 4GB of RAM or more...

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  9. Re:huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Amazing how completely and utterly stupid and Uneducated you are.

    Android = Linux.

    If you dont think linux has already overtaken OSX and is starting to overtake microsoft.... Then you are either completely and utterly stupid, or have no more than a 4th grade education...

    I take that back, I apologize to all 4th grades out there for insulting them by comparing them to you. You are far more stupid.

    I am flat out amazed at your raging stupidity.