It was a battle of CEO words last week as Microsofts Steve Ballmer and Apples Tim Cook were metaphorically locked into a virtual cage in a no-words-barred battle royale!

CNBC brings us Ballmers rationale for (tip o the antlers to ):

I dont think anyone has done a product that I see customers wanting, Ballmer said Thursday on CNBCs Squawk Box.

Uh huh. Well, Steve, if the Surface is going to overtake the iPad in sales, it might want to stop limbering up at the starting line and, you know, actually start running. Particularly considering the fact that the iPad has a two-and-a-half-year headstart.