The Pete Rose of Tech?

09/21/09 00:35

In an interview with PBS host Charlie Rose last week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse paid what appeared to be a high compliment to the iPhone. Asked if the Palm Pre is making a dent in the mobile phone market, Hesse had this to say:

"Aaah... It's-it's doing well, but you can almost put the iPhone, to be fair, in a separate category. The Apple brand and that device have done so well, it's almost not... it's like comparing someone to Michael Jordan."

PBS sources say that in the full-length interview, Hesse offered up several other sports-related tech analogies:

"Palm had everything going for them at one time, but their crack-addled antics have sadly overshadowed their considerable talents. They're the Darryl Strawberry of the mobile industry."

"Dont get me wrong -- Google's good. But their me-first attitude and sense of entitlement makes them unpopular in the biz. They're the Kobe Bryant of Silicon Valley."

"The RIAA really screwed themselves in the public's eye when they decided to attack their own customers. They're the Ron Artest of industry interest groups."

"Windows 7 is the same old damaged goods with a fresh coat of lipstick. It's the Dennis Rodman of desktop OSes."

And our personal favorite...

"Microsoft is the Pete Rose of tech: bad business practices, bad hair."

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