Microsoft CEO throws stone from glass house: 'Android isn't exciting.'

Microsoft Steve Ballmer has gained some infamy over the years for perhaps talking too much about things he should probably remain quiet on.

In this case, the CEO has taken a public jab at Android (not for the first time). At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Fransisco, Steve—speaking to an audience no doubt filled with Android lovers—described Android as being a mobile platform that requires you to be a "computer scientist" to use. While I don't disagree that Android is arguably the least user-friendly mobile operating system in terms of the "it just works" intuitiveness mantra, Steve really pushed the envelope by suggesting that Android phones aren't exciting, despite the palpable hype surrounding the upcoming 4.0 release.

And it's ironic, too, because people don't seem excited about Windows Phones, if sales numbers can be the judge (and they can be).

But perhaps the most complexing notion about what has oozed from Ballmer's mouth is the fact that Microsoft makes hundreds of millions of dollars from Android handset sales. So why bother throwing stones from a glass house in this situation?