Oh, what a difference punctuation makes. Speaking on the company’s shareholders’ meeting earlier today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made a remark that set quite a number geek hearts aflutter. In accordance with various reports, he said “We’ve broad Windows initiatives driving Windows right down to the telephone with Windows 8.”
Seems, that is not how he said it. A Microsoft rep confirmed to us that if transcribed correctly, Ballmer’s remarks (documented within the recording below) should read, “Now we have broad Windows initiatives driving Windows all the way down to the telephone. With Windows 8, you’ll…” By “Windows,” then, he meant the overarching family of software bearing the Windows name, and never Windows 8 specifically. Says Redmond’s PR team:
“He was creating a statement along the lines of what we’ve already publicly stated around providing a consistent experience across various devices but all carrying the Windows name.”
Is smart to us, seeing as how Windows 8 already makes good use of WP7′s Metro UI. Still, we’ll be curious to work out how Windows 8 starts trickling down into Windows Phone once the OS gets the overall seal of approval, likely sometime next year.
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