19 comments

Initially, I misread the title, I thought it said something other than coke. That would be true as well though

Steve, on October 28th, 2007 at 6:26 pm

Or he’s just got a bad cold.

Jeff, on October 28th, 2007 at 6:38 pm

Hmm.. or it could just be that he has a cold or has allergies. Nah, it must be that he is an addict, yup that’s it!

I would have to say that this is one of the more inflammatory headlines I’ve read on your site and honestly, it’s a pretty cheap shot if you ask me. I’m not one to defend MS or Blabber-Balmer, but to pen an entire post about some foibles in an interview is pretty petty. I would think that there is much more pertinent and interesting content to speak about here, but lately this blog has become rather tripe and uninteresting anyways.

You should always act on your words I say, and in this case I think I will: by unsubscribing to your feed and losing your bookmark.

Todd Lambert, on October 28th, 2007 at 7:14 pm

I’d have to disagree with you on that, I get really bad colds at least twice a year since I was a kid, and from the guy’s voice and even the way he twitches, I can totally tell he has a terrible case of a cold or the flu or whatever, but just like every one of us, he still “has” to go to work, do interviews, get his people to copy Leopard features into the next Windows, etc.

Actually, just hearing the tone of the interview, he’s uncharacteristically mild, he’s even saying Apple did a good job with the iPhone, it’s as if he’s way downbeat or in slow motion, just another symptom of a cold as oppossed to the usual side effects of a Tony Montana fest.

Now, about that time when he reportedly threw his chair in a fit of rage when they lost that China exec to Google, well, that may be a different story…

d0b3rmann, on October 28th, 2007 at 7:17 pm

He looks like Dilbert in that outfit.

Eric L, on October 28th, 2007 at 8:16 pm

Wow. I give him

Julie, on October 28th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

The DEVELOPERS! video was more proof of coke than this. Looks like he has a cold to me.

iburl, on October 28th, 2007 at 11:47 pm

Just a cold…

johnbo, on October 29th, 2007 at 12:01 am

or, you know, he could have just had a runny nose.

Rachel, on October 29th, 2007 at 12:53 am

More likely he is just a slob with a cold.

Dan Ehrlich, on October 29th, 2007 at 5:47 am

Gimme a break! He has a cold.

gjwbiker, on October 29th, 2007 at 6:57 am

This post is borderline libel. Like others have said — he more than likely had a cold. Wuh wuh.

C Rolls, on October 29th, 2007 at 7:10 am

You’d think a guy worth $20 billion could afford some decent socks. Who dresses him, Bill Gates’ Mother?

fa fa fashion, on October 29th, 2007 at 8:20 am

I’ve known coke heads.
I haven’t watched this video yet, but I’m convinced he’s a coke head.

The monkey dance video sealed it for me. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, look it up on youtube.

Jay, on October 29th, 2007 at 10:03 am

He and I did rails in a San Fran bathroom one time. Then he touched me improperly, but I didnt mind. He gets the best coke in the biz!

Jim Kennedy, on October 29th, 2007 at 11:33 am

The bare leg is a bit much for me, too. I might do some bumps with ankles like that…

They make socks out of elastic now, right? Jesus - must be his socks are running Vista.

iDave, on October 29th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

Hehe, nice try. No it’s a bit to obvious that he’s got a cold. But the pic is good. Hehe..

Tice, on October 29th, 2007 at 4:08 pm

As much as I’m not impressed with MS or Ballmer, this article is discreditable. You should refrain from the lowest common denominator stuff.

MEHSTG, on October 30th, 2007 at 7:13 am

Coke head? He’s kind of fat for that. And look at those clothes …just proves you can’t buy style

Claydoh, on November 3rd, 2007 at 11:44 am