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Keep the tomatoes at home: Ballmer not coming to WWDC
Filed under: Rumors Just as quickly as the rumors started, they're over: the official Microsoft Twitter account confirms that no, even though it would be hilarious, CEO Steve Ballmer will not be appearing at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. It's too bad -- having Ballmer around would have definitely been entertaining, and maybe it would have been an olive branch between the two companies. Apple is worth more than Microsoft now, after all -- if Steve Jobs called up Ballmer and asked him to appear on stage, you'd think he'd jump to do it. Maybe they could even team up against the evil Google. The tweet also confirms (tongue firmly in cheek, we suppose) that Ballmer will not be appearing on Dancing with the Stars. Which is also too bad -- our guy already did it. What are you, Ballmer, too good to cut a rug on live TV?TUAWKeep the tomatoes at home: Ballmer not coming to WWDC originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 27 May 2010 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Steve Jobs - Steve Ballmer - Microsoft - Apple - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Rumor for developers, developers, developers! Steve Ballmer to present at WWDC?
Filed under: Software, Developer, SDKBarron's reports, you decide: According to Trip Chowdry, an analyst with Global Equities Research, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will have seven minutes of stage time at WWDC 2010. [Wait, what now? -Ed.] According to Chowdry, Ballmer's topic will be Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft's development suite.The supposed announcement will center on VS10's hypothetical ability to write native apps for iPhone, iPad, and (gasp) Mac OS. Currently, such apps can only be created in Apple's Xcode environment. There are a couple of schools of thought that might discredit or support this rumor. On one hand, the current Xcode-only development regime requires a Mac. As many of us know, once you go Mac, it's difficult to go back; these iPhone and iPad developers may go on to make great Mac apps, too. tweetmeme_url='http://www.tuaw.com/2010/05/27/rumor-for-developers-developers-developers-steve-ballmer-to-p/';tweetmeme_source='tuaw'; The flip side of this is that requiring Xcode, and thus a Mac, serves as a large barrier to entry for many developers and the apps that they could potentially make. VisualStudio may attract users who wouldn't switch desktop platforms to develop for the iPhone or iPad. Given the notoriously secretive nature of Steve Jobs's keynotes, it's difficult to imagine that information like this, if true, could slip out. It's also hard to reconcile the full-court press against other IDEs for the iPhone (the notorious 3.3.1 clause) with the idea of letting Microsoft deliver a fully supported development platform for Apple's crown jewel devices. [Translation: Trip Chowdry may have some bad intel here. -Ed.] WWDC will begin on June 7, 2010. [via MacRumors] TUAWRumor for developers, developers, developers! Steve Ballmer to present at WWDC? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 27 May 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments iPhone - Microsoft - Steve Ballmer - Steve Jobs - Apple
Ballmer will not appear at Apple conference
No Dancing with the Stars, either Update: Microsoft says that Steve Ballmer will not be appearing at Apple's WWDC Conference. "Steve Ballmer not speaking at Apple Dev Conf. Nor appearing on Dancing with the Stars. Nor riding in the Belmont. Just FYI," the company said in a post to Twitter.…