Microsoft CEO Ballmer tells Houston crowd company needs more cool stuff

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a Houston crowd on Wednesday that the company has to do more "cool stuff" reports Brad Hem of the Houston Chronicle:

"We haven't surprised people quite as much as we need to," Ballmer said, speaking Wednesday to thousands of Microsoft partners in town for an annual conference. "What we need to do is have products that surprise people, that delight people."

He disputed the idea that Apple or Google is cooler than Microsoft.

"They're more newsworthy," he acknowledged. READ THE REST

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