Ballmer said at a meeting with Microsoft employees that PC sales in China and the United States are almost the same, but current revenue from China only accounts for 5% of Microsoft's total revenue this year.
He also used this to talk about some details of the piracy issue. There is a consensus in China that Chinese consumers use pirated software because copyright is too expensive. He does not agree with this view. Ballmer said: "I do not want to say that everyone in China can afford a PC ... but for those who can afford it, they certainly can afford software."
Ballmer has been under tremendous pressure recently. He hopes to work hard to improve Microsoft's performance through various means. Last year, Microsoft's market value was surpassed by Apple and this week it was overtaken by IBM. Hedge fund manager and Microsoft investor David Einhorn even claimed that Microsoft needs to hire another CEO to lead the software giant.
As the PC market matures, Microsoft tries to catch up with rivals on tablets and smartphones. Ballmer hinted that Microsoft will soon launch software for tablet PCs. He also criticized competitor Google, saying that he has "had not found the right direction in the development of tablet computers." He also affirmed that Apple's iPad strategy has been successful.
Ballmer once again stressed that China's piracy factors have caused Microsoft to fail to obtain sufficient revenue in this second-world economic entity. Ballmer pointed out that for every PC sold in China, Microsoft's software revenue on this computer is still less than 1/6 of India's. At present, Microsoft's total revenue in China is even less than the Dutch revenue, while the Dutch population is still less than 17 million.
Nokia CEO Tiffin Elop:
The acquisition by Microsoft is a rumor that recent news that Microsoft will acquire Nokia to develop its own smart phone business. For this statement, Nokia’s chief executive, Tiffin Elop, said in a recent visit to China that there is no negotiation or intent of acquisition between Nokia and Microsoft, and that this will not happen in the future.
Tiffin Elop said that the current status of cooperation between Microsoft and Nokia is the best, and cooperation is also the best choice for both parties, and the possibility and foundation of the acquisition also does not exist, so this statement is completely Kind of rumors.
Tiffen Elop served as CEO and President of Nokia from September 21, 2010. Prior to this, Tiffen Elop served as President of the Commercial Division at Microsoft, precisely because of Tiffany. Lope let Nokia and Microsoft get closer and closer. Tiffin Elop believes that Microsoft is very interested in the smart phone market, and Microsoft is also making a full-scale effort to become an important platform service provider for the smart phone market, but Nokia has more to do with smart phones than smart phones. Things to do, so it is wise for both parties to choose cooperation, not acquisitions and other methods.
Tiffin Elop said that at present the entire mobile market has undergone considerable changes, and competition is also growing, so Nokia hopes to establish an ecological environment that is more beneficial to itself. Nokia hopes to form a confrontation with Google and Apple through cooperation with Microsoft. This tripartite approach will make the entire market more benign.
He also used this to talk about some details of the piracy issue. There is a consensus in China that Chinese consumers use pirated software because copyright is too expensive. He does not agree with this view. Ballmer said: "I do not want to say that everyone in China can afford a PC ... but for those who can afford it, they certainly can afford software."
Ballmer has been under tremendous pressure recently. He hopes to work hard to improve Microsoft's performance through various means. Last year, Microsoft's market value was surpassed by Apple and this week it was overtaken by IBM. Hedge fund manager and Microsoft investor David Einhorn even claimed that Microsoft needs to hire another CEO to lead the software giant.
As the PC market matures, Microsoft tries to catch up with rivals on tablets and smartphones. Ballmer hinted that Microsoft will soon launch software for tablet PCs. He also criticized competitor Google, saying that he has "had not found the right direction in the development of tablet computers." He also affirmed that Apple's iPad strategy has been successful.
Ballmer once again stressed that China's piracy factors have caused Microsoft to fail to obtain sufficient revenue in this second-world economic entity. Ballmer pointed out that for every PC sold in China, Microsoft's software revenue on this computer is still less than 1/6 of India's. At present, Microsoft's total revenue in China is even less than the Dutch revenue, while the Dutch population is still less than 17 million.
Nokia CEO Tiffin Elop:
The acquisition by Microsoft is a rumor that recent news that Microsoft will acquire Nokia to develop its own smart phone business. For this statement, Nokia’s chief executive, Tiffin Elop, said in a recent visit to China that there is no negotiation or intent of acquisition between Nokia and Microsoft, and that this will not happen in the future.
Tiffin Elop said that the current status of cooperation between Microsoft and Nokia is the best, and cooperation is also the best choice for both parties, and the possibility and foundation of the acquisition also does not exist, so this statement is completely Kind of rumors.
Tiffen Elop served as CEO and President of Nokia from September 21, 2010. Prior to this, Tiffen Elop served as President of the Commercial Division at Microsoft, precisely because of Tiffany. Lope let Nokia and Microsoft get closer and closer. Tiffin Elop believes that Microsoft is very interested in the smart phone market, and Microsoft is also making a full-scale effort to become an important platform service provider for the smart phone market, but Nokia has more to do with smart phones than smart phones. Things to do, so it is wise for both parties to choose cooperation, not acquisitions and other methods.
Tiffin Elop said that at present the entire mobile market has undergone considerable changes, and competition is also growing, so Nokia hopes to establish an ecological environment that is more beneficial to itself. Nokia hopes to form a confrontation with Google and Apple through cooperation with Microsoft. This tripartite approach will make the entire market more benign.
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