Ballmer: Making Microsoft Competitive In Tablets Is Top Of Mind Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is counting on a surge of new tablet computers based on Windows 7 and Intels upcoming ultra-low-voltage microprocessors to regain market momentum against Apples fast-selling iPad. Speaking to financial analysts at Microsofts Redmond, Wash., headquarters Thursday, Ballmer acknowledged that Apples success in the tablet market has been “one of the top issues on my mind” and that Apple has “sold more than Id like them to sell, let me be clear about that.” Last week, during its third-quarter earnings call, Apple said it had sold more than 3 million iPad devices since the product debuted April 3
