"Only time will be the number two."

Windows 7 is now available as a trial in the network, and Yahoo, he is still interested: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in an interview with blogs ONLINE current plans of the software giant, and reports of his new hobby - the study of historical economic crises.
  blogs ONLINE: Mr. Ballmer, they have even a Netbook used?
Ballmer: Sure.
blogs ONLINE: What did you like it?
Ballmer: That is easy. But I have to say, for the daily work so I would not want to use. I like larger screens and larger keyboards. And because my budget is not particularly close, I can I afford to buy a computer, which is slightly, but still has a beautiful screen. For me would be such a Netbook that is not the right thing, but for many people have such devices attractive.
blogs ONLINE: The success of Netbooks led to Windows XP a lot longer than planned on. What is the impact on the development of Windows 7 with?
Ballmer: Actually no.
ONLINE blogs: No adjustments to the small computer, so that Windows 7 runs better than Vista?
Ballmer: We have clearly demonstrated that Windows 7 on Netbooks running.
blogs ONLINE: And this will also work with current models?
PERSONAL Steve Ballmer, 52 grew up in the Motor City at Detroit, where his father's money as a manager at Ford earned. During his studies he met the future Microsoft founder Bill Gates know him in 1980 as the first manager of the then-fledgling software company hired. 2000, Gates, Ballmer to the position of Microsoft's managing director. His stake in the company have him for billionaire gemacht.Ballmer: You will see that it works, if the people the Windows-7-beta download and install on their Netbooks. We have even made yesterday, and Windows 7 on a standard Netbook with a gigabyte of memory Requirements, which has gone smoothly. Ultimately, the people themselves decide what they like. We will definitely not try Windows 7 on any old box to run. But Netbooks are no longer what they were when introduced. They have more memory, they have hard drives instead of flash memory, is very different than it did a year ago.
blogs ONLINE: The Development of Windows 7 seems much closer to the schedule, than with Vista was the case ...
Ballmer: It's one of our objectives, the plan set. In Vista, we have a lot of attempts, many wanted to innovate. If we could comply with the timetable, it was good. But we have long tried, too many new features at the same time to develop. Then we have the reset button and said: "The timetable is also a function." But until we were so far, we had already several years behind us, where we have always developed new features and the schedule was postponed again and again. In this way, we even give the time, things develop in their time were too far ahead.
blogs ONLINE: You have opted for Windows 7 so even disciplined? Would you actually planned to jettison functions in order to schedule them?
Ballmer: Sure. But that's not my decision. The development team regularly makes such cuts. But the beta actually contains everything that the final version also have.
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Ballmer: The truth is that there are probably more similarities than differences exist. New computer for end-users are from the date of Windows 7 to be delivered when the new system is available, just as it was in Vista. Windows 7 companies will only want to try and test if they are still running Windows XP. If they already use Vista, they will have less work, but they will still want to test and experiment. The business market is simply slow. I think now that companies quickly to change Windows 7 will be on Vista? Good possible. You are already converted to Vista faster than before on Windows XP.
blogs ONLINE: But with Vista, there were some problems.
Ballmer: The problem is that expected, all would immediately change. But that is not what happens. Of course there were problems with Vista, but the percentage of firms within the first two years after the introduction of Vista to Vista transition, is higher than the corresponding percentage for Windows XP. When XP came out, there was the same reservations about the compatibility with corporate applications.