Steve Ballmer told Wall Street to curb their enthusiasm. The Microsoft CEO told financial analysts their expectations for Vista revenue may be too optimistic. He called Vista mainly a “chance to sustain” their Windows revenue, and said not every OS release is a “revenue opportunity.” Ballmer also commented on Apple’s “Mac versus PC” commercials, saying “It’s not like they’ve really grown a lot of market share through them.”

Apple’s legion of fans may be excited about the iPhone, but one Australian telecom executive thinks Apple should “stick to its knitting.” Greg Winn of Telstra doesn’t think the technology behind the iPhone is truly revolutionary, and that companies like Nokia will probably match Apple’s features with new phones. I think we can safely rule Telstra out as Apple’s Australia partner when the iPhone launches there next year.

Google’s got game, thanks to their $23 million dollar buy of in-game ad company Adscape. The deal gives Google an opportunity to expand its advertising to the world of video games, where they can reach the most favored ad demographic, young males aged 18-24. A Red Herring report said Google may have only picked up “a few potentially interesting patents” for its money. But if Google can build on that and put ads in front of the people who advertisers want most, that $23 million will look like Google got a five-fingered discount.

If you have a home router or wireless access point, you need to change its default password. Researchers at Symantec and Indiana University have figured out a way to make changes on those devices, and all it takes is for you to simply visit a malicious web page. Click on one bad link, and your router could be sending you to fake bank sites or other places that look real, but are just set up to steal your personal information. Get that default password changed today!

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