Is Microsoft's CEO Right About Google?

The following video is part of our daily MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill and advisors Ron Gross and Joe Magyer discuss the latest business news. Today the guys discuss Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's recent comments that "You don't need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows phone. I think you do to use an Android phone." Joe and Ron discuss how valid the criticism is.

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