Ballmer says Microsoft is persistent, if not always first Video

Video description: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was grilled by analysts David Smith and\r\nYvonne Genovese at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.\r\nHe said that the software maker's perseverance will result in success\r\nacross the various initiatives in which it's engaged.

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