"In world search and advertising, Google is the leader; we're an aspirant. We have a lot of work to do in search and advertising." — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer states the obvious at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo expo in Orlando. Gosh, Microsoft executives have been noting how they have their work cut out for them for years. Here's an idea, guys: How about actually doing some of that work, instead of just talking about how much there is? [News.com]