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Sep 30 2008 11:40am EDT

Financial Crisis: What Script is Ballmer Reading From?

Kevin Maney writes: No one has ever accused Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer of being overly scripted. The guy says whatever is on his mind. It just seems that when it comes to the effect of the financial crisis on Microsoft, Ballmer can't decide what's on his mind.


Over the weekend, at a Churchill Club event in Silicon Valley, Ballmer told the audience that while the technology industry is not immune to the troubles facing the U.S economy, it is positioned to weather a downturn. "As I travel and talk to people in the industry, I would say given the current circumstances, people still see a certain buoyancy in the market," he said.

Apparently a little travel relieved some of the buoyancy. In Oslo, Norway, today, Ballmer said: "We have a lot of business with the corporate sector as well as with the consumer sector and whatever happens economically will certainly effect itself on Microsoft. I think one has to anticipate that no company is immune to these issues."

Wonder what his assessment will be tomorrow.

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