Ballmer said, Android smartphone's too complicated

SAN FRANCISCO - "You do not need to be a computer scientist to use Windows Phone. Unlike Android smartphone, which I think is too complicated," Ballmer said, as reported by the Telegraph, Thursday (10/20/2011).

Ballmer said, Android smartphone's too complicated

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer still has not stopped issuing controversial statements. This time, Ballmer again attacking its competitors in the realm of mobile operating system, Android.

At Web 2.0 Summit conference, in San Francisco, Ballmer attacked Google's OS as a mobile platform that is too complicated for ordinary users. Unlike the Windows Phone, Microsoft's OS is looking for loopholes to compete.

But Ballmer acknowledged that the cheap smart phone will be carried Android dominant, and this is trying to be pursued by Windows Phone.

"Apple is a good competitor, but a different one. IPhone is the best-selling smartphone in the world, and the iPhone 4S sold 4 million units after its opening weekend," he said.

Then how about the response to Ballmer's rivalry with Apple's iPhone? Ballmer was not so quick to dismiss the iPhone, he even praised Siri, a virtual assistant who featured in the iPhone 4S.