Windows Phone Thoughts: Ballmer Takes Shot At Android

Ballmer recently gave a talk at the Microsoft Public Sector CIO Summit in Redmond recently and took the time to rib Android just a bit.

"With that said, we did sell more Windows Mobile devices last year than Apple did iPhones - just an important factoid to have. Blackberry was a little bit ahead, and Google was nowhere to be seen, except in Silicon Valley, I'm sure. But we'll do our best to help you with that challenge."

Ballmer should spend less time ribbing the competition and look in his rear view mirror. Android only has one phone right now, but it won't be the last. Already there are almost as many people browsing on the web with Android with its small market share as there are with Windows Mobile, which sold over 20 million devices last year. People want browsing and as it gets out that Android has a good browser, just like the iPhone does, people will take a serious look at it.

I know, IE 6 mobile is on the way, but it isn't here yet, and until it is readily available, it means nothing.