Steve Ballmer confirms Microsoft's intentions to produce more hardware

2. Angkor posted on 15 Nov 2012, 08:16 1 1

All hardware are "Made in CHINA" most American will be unemployed by American companies making products oversea.

3. asseek posted on 15 Nov 2012, 08:17 0 2

" Understandably worried about the reactions of their partners, the CEO has said that although Microsoft is definitely going into hardware, it believes that it is its partners will be controlling the major part of the Windows ecosystem. "

does this mean that Microsoft will collaborate with Nokia, HTC, and Samsung to make new hardwares (Surface Phone for example)? Like Google for their Nexus line

English is my second language :)

4. MorePhonesThanNeeded posted on 15 Nov 2012, 10:31 1 0

Lol, only so many crazy ideas can Ballmer come up with and push forward all the while not making any returns before the shareholders get upset and start wanting results in their favor and then all this will change.

5. 7thspaceman posted on 15 Nov 2012, 11:24 1 0

like I said before Most big businesses that have stores online or otherwise have their own brand name products to sell to the Public. generally they sell them at a cheaper price than competitors do. Microsoft is doing it right because once a person buys software they keep using on their computers for years at a time. So it is wise for Microsoft to have a little side thing going. Yoo Microsoft we need a Microsoft store here in Philadelphia PA preferably some where in Center city or University City a division of Philadelphia where the University of Pennsylvania Campus is..

6. Jyakotu posted on 15 Nov 2012, 12:39 1 0

Microsoft does make some hardware already, like keyboards and mice. It was only a matter of time because they wanted to expand.