Ballmer admits 'poorly chosen words'

But there are so many of Ballmers words to choose from!

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that his choice of words over the coming Natal project were a bit wrong.

Ballmer announced Natal with the eyebrow-raising statement that it would work with all current Xbox 360 consoles.

This meant that many people felt that there would be a new Xbox360 in the shops by next year. There was lots of speculation that this might be a console revamp or a slight upgrade in processing power.

However Ballmer's comments were quickly contradicted by another Microsofty, Aaron Greenberg.

Now Ballmer has issued a statement saying that he "confused the issue with my poorly chosen words."

He said that there was not meant to be any "news in his words." So no change there then.

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13 Comments

SquallStrife Jun 24, 2009 12:50 PM	"it would work with all current Xbox 360 consoles" "many people felt that there would be a new Xbox360 in the shops by next year" Sorry... What?
A Hitman Jun 24, 2009 2:14 PM	Who cares about the xbox 360, pc website not crappy consoles.
Fat_Bodybuilder Jun 24, 2009 2:54 PM	It's not a PC website, mate, it's a tech enthusiast website. Tech involves PCs, consoles, phones, etc. Article needs more sense making.
DiStOrTeD Jun 24, 2009 3:15 PM	I do not understand :S
t8y Jun 24, 2009 3:48 PM	just like APC magazine is all about dvd players, phones, printers, PDAs, digital cameras, and USB dildos but hey, i like tech news. as long as its just news (& occasionally some non PC games, though i wont ever play them on a console)
Sparky Jun 24, 2009 4:49 PM	theinquirer admits 'article poorly written'.
alex8337 Jun 24, 2009 5:26 PM	yea exactly, SquallStrife
Argotha Jun 24, 2009 11:06 PM	Its days like this that really do make me wonder...
J4pan Jun 25, 2009 7:29 AM	what are people so confused about! i get it...
robzy Jun 25, 2009 11:50 PM	I get it too.
SquallStrife Jun 26, 2009 9:50 AM	Then explain to me how "This new thing works with old consoles!" can be interpreted as "They must be releasing a new console!"
Hawkeye Jun 26, 2009 11:23 AM	Actually, if you must know, I only used this article because of my odd fascination with Steve Ballmer's... homely mug :)
robzy Jun 26, 2009 11:56 AM	^-- as per SquallStrife. It doesn't _have_ to be interpreted like that, but as people _did_ interpret it like that Ballmer admitted... 'poorly chosen words'. Rob.

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