He added in the video chat that he believes Microsoft has been working to create innovative products for the past few years, while Apple has just been improving previously released products such as the iPhone. Wozniak even made mention of Microsoft's recently revealed voice recognition research, which translates spoken words into another language, as an example of how Microsoft might be more innovative than Apple. Wozniak has never been shy about praising companies outside of Apple. Earlier this year, he said that the Windows Phone operating system was " intuitive and beautiful ".