Ballmer talks tools

eWeek | at | by Mike

Microsoft's CEO predicts the company will wipe out its enterprise tools competition without breaking a sweat. And watch for more from Microsoft on the software-as-a-service and Web tools fronts, too.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke with eWEEK senior editor Darryl K. Taft last week after his keynote speech during which Microsoft officially launched Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006. The interview was two days before Microsoft released internal memos about the sea change the company was going through in its effort to attack the world of services. Ballmer, however, discussed that issue and a lot more.