CES 2008 Keynote with Bill Gates(01/06/2008) 
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Hello, sportsfans. We're here live at CES 2008's keynote where we'll be liveblogging the thoughts and actions of one Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft fame.

Sunday January 6, 2008 4:33 
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We're waiting in line now and will be let in in about a half-hour. The event begins about an hour and a half later at 6:30 PM PST. We'll be back then.
Sunday January 6, 2008 4:33 
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[Be Right Back Countdown]60 minutes 
Sunday January 6, 2008 4:34 
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What do you think Bill Gates will talk about?
Wireless
 ( 11% )
XBox 2
 ( 17% )
Emerging Markets
 ( 17% )
Vista 2112
 ( 12% )
Who cares. No turtleneck, no news.
 ( 36% )
HD format support
 ( 8% )

Sunday January 6, 2008 5:57 
5:58
We're about a half hour away, and the room's packed

Sunday January 6, 2008 5:58 
6:02
We're getting dug in here, we'll be posting some images shortly.


Sunday January 6, 2008 6:02 
6:02
[Comment From AriXAriX: ] 
Is this a chat room or something?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:02 AriX
6:02
[Comment From GeorgesGeorges: ] 
what is happening?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:02 Georges
6:02
They've sat Devin and I next to Gates' teleprompter. In front of it, really. They shouldn't have maybe done that. We're going to make faces at him, we can't help it.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:02 
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[Comment From Steve JobsSteve Jobs: ] 
OMG START ALREADY!!!
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:03 Steve Jobs
6:03
[Comment From CameronCameron: ] 
Tell us about the room, how many there etc?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:03 Cameron
6:03
There are more people here than I can even estimate.
easily in the several hundreds.
and they're still coming in.


Sunday January 6, 2008 6:03 
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[Comment From Jason TuckerJason Tucker: ] 
Nice
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:03 Jason Tucker
6:03
The comments are in a queue, there's no way to turn that off, so we'll be approving them as we can.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:03 
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[Comment From adamjohnadamjohn: ] 
what music is playing?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:04 adamjohn
6:05
@ adamjohn: I don't recognize the artist, but it sucks.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:05 
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[Comment From jqrdjqrd: ] 
Will there be video later?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:05 jqrd
6:05
No video, you need a special magic pass for that, and we lowly bloggers don't have that priv.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:05 
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Also, the stuff is going to be coming fast and furious. No, 2 fast and 2 furious. So I'd love it if you'd all forgive any typos I might make. :-)
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:06 
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[Comment From adamjohnadamjohn: ] 
Great coverage crunchgear, next best thing to being there.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:06 adamjohn
6:06
[Comment From MitchellMitchell: ] 
Microsoft will be streaming video at http://www.microsoft.com/events/executives/billgates.mspx
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:06 Mitchell
6:07
There we go, we got a few comments about the live video that they're streaming off teh Microsoft website. Follow along! It'll be like a DVD commentary!

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:07 
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I call being Michael Bay!
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:07 
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[Comment From TeddyTeddy: ] 
We are about to witness the most amazing man the tech industry has ever given us
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:07 Teddy
6:07
Yes, Teddy, you're about to witness Yours Truly. And thanks for the kind words.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:07 
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Bill Gates is here tonight, too.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:07 
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[Comment From millionwebmasters.commillionwebmasters.com: ] 
wow this software is sweet
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:07 millionwebmasters.com
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[Comment From MitchellMitchell: ] 
The microsoft surface gen 2- already ag second generation and it hasnt even been released yet
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:08 Mitchell
6:08
@ millionweb: yah, it's really cool software. We're loving how it's working. Thanks to Keith and his team for getting it going for us.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:08 
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[Comment From Steve JobsSteve Jobs: ] 
Gee I did know that I was talking tonight
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:08 Steve Jobs
6:09
Ok, going to run a couple last-minute checks. BRB.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:09 
6:09
[Comment From Jason TuckerJason Tucker: ] 
Amazing man? Steve Jobs is gunna be there? Who knew :)
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:09 Jason Tucker
6:09
[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
Do you think he will be bringing free beer since he is involved in that brewery now?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:09 Drawboy
6:09
[Comment From MattMatt: ] 
do you get free drinks?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:09 Matt
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[Be Right Back Countdown]5 minutes 
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:10 
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I'm glad you're all making sure I get my free booze. Thanks!

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:10 
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[Be Right Back Countdown]5 minutes 
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:10 
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[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
Just curious, how are you blogging live (cell phone, pocketpc, laptop)?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:14 Drawboy
6:14
3G via an AT&T Tilt on a Powerbook G4
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:14 
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sadly, the coverage here isn't that hot, so if we drop out momentarily, please bear with us.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:16 
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I tried a Sprint dongle first, but it was worse. We'll have better luck Monday with Steve Jobs

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:16 
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[Comment From Sergey BrinSergey Brin: ] 
Do they offer power plugs for every seat?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:17 Sergey Brin
6:17
@ Sergey: Nope, I just had to re-juice in the hallway for 30 mins. Hopefully that keeps up, too. It's not very blogger friendly.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:17 
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[Comment From NormNorm: ] 
Ok, if this live-blogging software is so great, can you tell me how many fingers I am holding up right now?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:17 Norm
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later, ask me about the Blogger's Lounge!
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:17 
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@ Norm: 11
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:18 
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[Comment From AriXAriX: ] 
Heh. Sergey Brin :P
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:18 AriX
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[Comment From jqrdjqrd: ] 
What time is Steve Jobs tomorrow?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:18 jqrd
6:22
Sorry, jobs is NEXT Monday.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:22 
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Sunday January 6, 2008 6:22 
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[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
What kind of hardware do they have on the stage (laptops, deskops, tvs)?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:24 Drawboy
6:24
5 minute warning
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:24 
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Sunday January 6, 2008 6:25 
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[Comment From Sergey BrinSergey Brin: ] 
where did my friend Steve go? you still there?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:25 Sergey Brin
6:25
[Comment From Alan ArkinAlan Arkin: ] 
i like this cover it live...
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:25 Alan Arkin
6:26
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:26 
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As a courtesy to our speakers and the audience, please turn your cellphones off.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:26 
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That goes for you at home.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:27 
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[Comment From adamjohnadamjohn: ] 
Who's the cutie a couple rows up w/ black hair... can we get a close up on HER?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:27 adamjohn
6:27
Please restrict your flash photography to the first 60 seconds of they keynote. Thank you.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:27 
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From this point on I'm not paying attention to grammar. Just so you know.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:28 
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Sorry about that. Connectivity hiccup.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:37 
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We're listening to the president of CES talk about how cool CES is.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:37 
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I'd rather go home.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:37 
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He's introducing Bill now.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:37 
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they're friends! Awwwww
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:38 
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No bill yet, it's  a microsoft commercial.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:38 
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[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Is it smug like the Apple ones? ;-)
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:39 Julian M
6:39
Yup, that bad

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:39 
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[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
BTW, watching your live blog and the live broadcast over the Microsoft network is #1. Seeing what you see is awesome.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:39 Drawboy
6:40
[Comment From gavingavin: ] 
man, this thing goes right back up to the top every time you type something...that's pretty lame
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 gavin
6:40
"My first keynote was 14 years ago..."


Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 
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[Comment From a4wandera4wander: ] 
microsoft surface is the coolest dev environment ever - is made leaps and bounds, the current gen 2 is the hardware rather than the software
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 a4wander
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[Comment From MitchellMitchell: ] 
Does the chat window keep scrolling up for anything else?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 Mitchell
6:40
"the start of the first digtital decade. Broadband now has 250million users."
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 
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[Comment From Sergey BrinSergey Brin: ] 
Hey Steve, how's it going? I didn't know you were stopping by tonight. =)
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 Sergey Brin
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[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
Whats he holding??
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 Drawboy
6:40
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
It does for me, and it's driving me insane.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:40 Makario
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[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
Is that going to be the successor to the Zune?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Drawboy
6:41
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
he's got a fancy powerpoint slideshow.... is that office 2010?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Guest
6:41
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
It isn't scrolling up for firefox.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Halon
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[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
wait till macworld. a big surprise this year- almosr as big as iphone
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Guest
6:41
[Comment From MitchellMitchell: ] 
Its driving me insane too
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Mitchell
6:41
[Comment From AmitAmit: ] 
microsoft.com is providing live feed. I'm here for the commentary
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Amit
6:41
[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
No, its open office.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Drawboy
6:41
[Comment From jccalhounjccalhoun: ] 
he's using keynote
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 jccalhoun
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[Comment From zwezwe: ] 
how much is the keynote at ces.?. you know msft pays for it and gets the commercial!
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 zwe
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10 years ago I talked about hte Auto PC, now we have Sync
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 
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[Comment From ColinColin: ] 
works fine in Fireox
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 Colin
6:41
[Comment From davidavi: ] 
i want disable blue comments
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 davi
6:41
we talked about smartphones, now they're everywhere.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:41 
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[Comment From Doug AamothDoug Aamoth: ] 
Can you believe I'm back from my honeymoon and ready to blog my ass off when I hit Vegas tomorrow morning?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:42 Doug Aamoth
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[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
just watch live at: http://wm.istreamplanet.com/customers/ms/01062008_750.asx
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:43 Guest
6:43
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
my guess he's going to give a sneak preview of windows mobile 7 and windows 7....
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:43 Marc
6:43
[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
I love that HTC phone in the background.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:43 Drawboy
6:44
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
Doug my hero!
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 Halon
6:44
[Comment From AmitAmit: ] 
It IS his last keynote :(
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 Amit
6:44
He's 's quitting for the foundation.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 
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[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
aw... touchy moment.. "what do you do on the last day of microsoft?"
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 Marc
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First time he won't work for microsoft since he was 17.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 
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Now a video where he's playing with action figures.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 
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[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
hahahhaaha
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 Marc
6:44
And now he's training  with matthew mcuagnehey
he's lost his mind.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:44 
6:45
[Comment From NeoNeo: ] 
Now, let's see Ballmer leave! That would really kick the MSFT stock up a notch!
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:45 Neo
6:45
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
trainer to Bill "if you keep on going.. you're going to be the sexiest man next year"
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:45 Marc
6:45
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
bill to trainer "am i ready to take my shirt off?"
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:45 Marc
6:45
[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
No No NO. No rapping.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:45 Drawboy
6:46
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
lol this is so funny
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 Guest
6:46
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
"BIG PIMPIN"
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 Halon
6:46
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
What is this nonsense?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 Guest
6:46
Rapping. The horror.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 
6:46
Jay-Z and u2
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 
6:46
Jay-Z and u2
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 
6:46
[Comment From MPMP: ] 
Nice Shins shirt...
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 MP
6:46
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Is anyone else getting crappy audio on the live stream on Microsoft's website?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:46 Julian M
6:47
For real, he's auditing for X-men 4 now...
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:47 
6:47
[Comment From DaveDave: ] 
This is terrible, never realized how good an apple keynote was until now
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:47 Dave
6:47
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
whoever made this video should get fired from msft... i wonder if gates previewed this video before this presentation.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:47 Marc
6:47
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
So the message is "i have lots of famous friends"
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:47 Guest
6:47
I can't keep up with the video. it's too silly. And our connection's sucking.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:47 
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And now John Stewart
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:48 
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[Image]bill1.jpg  View
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:48 
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Sunday January 6, 2008 6:48 
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Hllary, Obana, Gore

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:49 
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[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Did people cross the picket line to write this stupidity?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:49 Guest
6:49
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
crappy audio on the 700k, use the 350k one
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:49 Guest
6:49
They're blaming him for Microsoft Bob. That's funny.


Sunday January 6, 2008 6:49 
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He's driving from MS in a ford focus. I don't think so.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:50 
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it'sa  great video. Now on to the show.

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:50 
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[Comment From guigui: ] 
it would be great if bill explained how i can get DVD rips to stream from XP to XBOX. that would be a fine keynote
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:50 gui
6:51
He wishes it was that easy, but it won't be.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:51 
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His minions will be stepping up
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:51 
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John Biggs here: The audio on the MS site his horrible. Matt - can't this stream audio?

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:51 
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He'll have a few projects to keep him busy, but not many.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:51 
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[Comment From MitchellMitchell: ] 
That video is getting about 1 billion views on youtube, im sure
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:51 Mitchell
6:51
[Comment From craigcraig: ] 
I wonder if they will release the keynote on BluRay
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:51 craig
6:52
I'm not sure if it culd, but we don't have the power or connectivity for that. We can work on something for later
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:52 
6:52
[Comment From guigui: ] 
what have we learned so far? CEO's belong in black, and should avoid pastels
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:52 gui
6:53
Interesting: there's an unreleased Centro on the screen. hmmmmm

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:53 
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JB again - I will limit the blue comments now. Feel free to make them and I'll post the funniest/pithiest ones with the least cursing.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:53 
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Not sure what it is

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:53 
6:53
This looks like that video where they edit the iPod box to make it look like Microsoft

Sunday January 6, 2008 6:53 
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[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
And they shouldnt use their creativity for creating movie clips.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:54 Drawboy
6:55
[Comment From guigui: ] 
"high quality video and audio"...wasn't silverlight supposed to be like flash in HD? the live stream is tiny and i can barely hear it.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:55 gui
6:55
[Comment From KidSheikKidSheik: ] 
Yes, Bill mentions the Table! ("a meeting room table for everyone to collaborate") I love the table. "The future isn't the iPhone, its a bigass table."
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:55 KidSheik
6:56
Digital Memory applications
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:56 
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Touch! He mentions the iPhone.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:56 
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[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
He actually siad "iPhone" - i feel faint.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:57 Guest
6:57
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
Did he say IPHONE?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:57 Halon
6:57
[Comment From guigui: ] 
i hope they announce some kind of good, easy connectivity between home server and the xbox. that's all i want...the ability to serve media without having to buy apple
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:57 gui
6:57
Gesture based interfaces. He's basically talking about what we've been seeing at CES today.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:57 
6:58
All of these things are coming together. Samsung wireless, Sony Ericsson phones...
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 
6:58
[Comment From danndann: ] 
The first rule of the iPhone is....don't talk about the iPhone..
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 dann
6:58
[Comment From okenterokenter: ] 
Bill is talking about things that are obvious. He doesn't really make me think about new ideas like Steve does.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 okenter
6:58
[Comment From HenryHenry: ] 
Maybe I'm jaded by the Macworld Keynotes, but this is weak. Bill Gate's voice is painful on the ears.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 Henry
6:58


Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 
6:58
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
Has he talked about anything that we HAVEN'T already heard about a hundred times?
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 Andrew
6:58


Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 
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@Andrew - Sadly, no
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 
6:58
100 million people using vista
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:58 
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Unique form-factor devices, odd laptops. Most of these we've seen.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:59 
6:59
Online services - just don't pay for them!
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:59 
6:59
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
Windows live now has 420 million people.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:59 Marc
6:59
[Comment From craigcraig: ] 
I can't wait till Macworld Keynote- new Multitouch Mac ultraportables coming.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:59 craig
6:59
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
.... while at the same time, MSN died.
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:59 Marc
6:59
Mobile platforms. 20 million folks using them
Sunday January 6, 2008 6:59 
7:00
[Comment From KidSheikKidSheik: ] 
... and Xbox Live crashed
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:00 KidSheik
7:00
Exciting developments. Mika Kramer with Windows Product Manager
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:00 
7:00
My life is Windows!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:00 
7:00
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Did no one tell them what colour the background was going to be. First purple on Blue, now pink on blue....
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:00 Guest
7:00
[Comment From guigui: ] 
hellloooooo Mika!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:00 gui
7:01
Mika says windows works really well. she has a Live ID and does lots of stuff with it
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:01 
7:01
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
This is so boring. You guys should've stayed home.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:01 Julian M
7:01
[Comment From foofoo: ] 
I guess someone forgot to tell her about OpenID..
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:01 foo
7:01
Mika is showing Windows Live Calendar. It's like Google Calendar, only from Microsoft.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:01 
7:01
Mika has three boys.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:01 
7:02
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Mika likes to party
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:02 Guest
7:02
[Comment From HenryHenry: ] 
iCal and .Mac
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:02 Henry
7:02
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
Damn. She's married. I was watching for eye candy
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:02 Halon
7:02
[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
BORING
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:02 Drawboy
7:02
Hey, bill! Let's invite Bill to the partay! Bring your snowboard, bill!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:02 
7:02
[Comment From JaconiusJaconius: ] 
Girls Gone Wild: Microsoft Edition
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:02 Jaconius
7:03
My photo gallery. You can find what you want, edit, and send off to Bill! You can create a panoramic photo with vista.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:03 
7:03
[Comment From CasaMamCasaMam: ] 
"It's like Google Calendar" with a big ass leaderboard ad on top
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:03 CasaMam
7:03
[Comment From Phil750Phil750: ] 
Steve Jobs called. He wants his software back.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:03 Phil750
7:03
[Comment From guigui: ] 
she's talking about this stuff - like it's new - as if she was talking about today's tech to my parents who have never heard of google. "you can SEARCH for ANYTHING for FREE!"
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:03 gui
7:03
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Steve Jobs is probably laughing while in a conference room, gently rubbing his iPhone and iPods
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:03 Julian M
7:03
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
"Check that out.. is that something you want to share?" ... no
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:03 Marc
7:03
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
Sounds like an attack on OpenID, no? Although, at OpenID's present state, this seems to be a little better. Though OpenID is bound to improve, no? (Or do I not know what I'm talking about? :)
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:03 Makario
7:04
[Comment From ChrisChris: ] 
And that's why I stayed up so late here in Europe? Come on Bill, when are you going to talk about bigger HDTVs?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:04 Chris
7:04
[Comment From Dub1982Dub1982: ] 
they're just advertising MS products... what happened to innovation?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:04 Dub1982
7:04
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
oh that cursor-play is so applish
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:04 Guest
7:04
JB here - incidentally, this is kind of what the Sony event was like. It was very, very silly. A lot of these people haven't even seen Vista, presumably, but I think they really don't understand their constituency.

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:04 
7:05
hm. Gates can't snowboard.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:05 
7:05
LIVESPACE video! What happens with Mika in vegas doesn't stay in vegas
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:05 
7:05
[Comment From Bob in T.O.Bob in T.O.: ] 
Mika used CoveritLive
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:05 Bob in T.O.
7:05
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
Please end now...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:05 Travis
7:05
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
YES. Surface!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:05 Marc
7:05
Bill back on
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:05 
7:05
Snowboad store with the surface
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:05 
7:06
[Comment From guigui: ] 
i really hate to sound like an apple/google fanboy, but could they just say "hey folks, we put all that apple and google stuff into Live. now, let's talk about IPTV for the xbox...."
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:06 gui
7:06
Wow! Whoooosh!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:06 
7:06
Showing how to design a snowboard with Surface
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:06 
7:06
Surface shows some red hot snowboard decals

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:06 
7:06
[Comment From CamCam: ] 
Why would i go into the snowbard store to do this? Wouldn't I want to do it from home?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:06 Cam
7:07
@ Cam - because you can't afford a surface

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:07 
7:07
Seriously. he's modifying snowboards
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:07 
7:07
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
he's pressing so hard on the surface.... be gentle with your gadgets, be gentle.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:07 Marc
7:07
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
@ Cam, agreed
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:07 Halon
7:07
[Comment From guigui: ] 
the "series of cameras" thing feels a little steampunk to me... a little low tech, no?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:07 gui
7:08
Bill writes his name, adds bindings. He puts his phone down and decides to share his snowboard with the world. Clearly we are in futureworld.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:08 
7:09
Silverlight
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:09 
7:09
Silverlight
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:09 
7:10
Microsoft working NBC using sliverlight to show off the olympics.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:10 
7:10
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
"Now, let's hear from the NBC crew about what we will do together"
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:10 Marc
7:10
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
Communist Olypmics.... le sigh
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:10 Halon
7:11
[Comment From irob3rtirob3rt: ] 
microsoft, we bring u the latest technology just after everyone else
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:11 irob3rt
7:11
NBColympic.com
ondemand video thatisn't compatible with anything you have
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:11 
7:11
[Comment From dipoledipole: ] 
I wonder how fast the streaming will be through the Chinese filters
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:11 dipole
7:11
beijing coverage to new heights.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:11 
7:11
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
When is Bill Gates going to talk about HD-DVD being on life support
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:11 Craig
7:11
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
NBC + MS Partnership... Wait, i've heard that somewhere before...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:11 Andrew
7:12
Bill, you have to stop calling some NBC anchor
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:12 
7:12
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Awkward pause ftw?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:12 Julian M
7:12
obscure sports grab bill gates
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:12 
7:12
Robbie Block
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:12 
7:12
connected experience.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:12 
7:12
SWOOWSH!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:12 
7:12
[Comment From DavidkahnDavidkahn: ] 
facebook anywhere?...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:12 Davidkahn
7:13
Robbie Bach. Sorry
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:13 
7:13
[Comment From dipoledipole: ] 
This is the pastel sweater clube
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:13 dipole
7:13
[Comment From GeorgeGeorge: ] 
what about vista?????
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:13 George
7:13
[Comment From guigui: ] 
i like microsoft's away jerseys
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:13 gui
7:13
[Comment From bjtanbjtan: ] 
well.. i'm streaming this from beijing now.. it's great!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:13 bjtan
7:13
Vista is the largest gaming plaform - i think he means XP
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:13 
7:13
17.7 million xbox consoles
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:13 
7:14
3.5 billion dollars of business
1 billion more than wii
2 billion more on ps3
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:14 
7:14
[Comment From DuncanDuncan: ] 
except the Wii is selling better
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:14 Duncan
7:14
[Comment From HalonHalon: ] 
@op so true
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:14 Halon
7:14
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
XBOX!!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:14 Travis
7:14
What OS are you using?
XP
 ( 49% )
Vista
 ( 35% )
Linux
 ( 16% )

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:14 
7:15
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
Why are linux fans watching Bill (aside for the laughs...)?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:15 Andrew
7:15
MGM bring goodies to XBL

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:15 
7:15
Which OS are you using?
XP
 ( 25% )
OS X
 ( 50% )
Linux
 ( 6% )
Vista
 ( 20% )

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:15 
7:16
[Comment From DQDQ: ] 
Just got a Poll on OS. Where's Mac?!?!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:16 DQ
7:16
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
MSFT is attacking iTunes using XBOX Live & Media Center.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:16 Marc
7:16
[Comment From Dub1982Dub1982: ] 
Legally blonde is a classic now?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:16 Dub1982
7:16
Extender technlogy - samsung and HP working on new extenders. HP is the first to build extender into media smart pcs
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:16 
7:16
[Comment From HenryHenry: ] 
IPTV!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:16 Henry
7:16
[Comment From pamonpamon: ] 
is watching dancing with wolves on your 360 CES worthy?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:16 pamon
7:16
[Comment From DeniseDenise: ] 
xbox live is just not that interesting
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:16 Denise
7:17
Media room - DVR anywhere - record content and distribute it around the house.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:17 
7:17
[Comment From RyanRyan: ] 
They need to fix XBL it's all jacked up.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:17 Ryan
7:17
[Comment From JaconiusJaconius: ] 
Internet Porn Television?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:17 Jaconius
7:17
Election appliction
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:17 
7:18
[Comment From DeniseDenise: ] 
May I please have Vista SP1 now?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:18 Denise
7:18
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
Oh, no wonder there's so much bashing....OS X users. :)
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:18 Makario
7:18
xbox is ow your settp box. Weird
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:18 
7:18
[Comment From Keith from CoveritLiveKeith from CoveritLive: ] 
u can kill that poll with the missing OS in 'Now Playing'
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:18 Keith from CoveritLive
7:19
Clear altternative to the ipod
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:19 
7:19
ZUNE!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:19 
7:19
Zune in canada this spring, eh.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:19 
7:19
[Comment From CamCam: ] 
CLEAR ALTERNATIVE TO THE IPOD - BAH HA HA HA HA
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:19 Cam
7:19
[Comment From RichardRichard: ] 
that dude is hitting the crack pipe
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:19 Richard
7:19
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
Canada!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:19 Travis
7:19
Zune social with Molly ODonnell
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:19 
7:20
Let's join the social!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:20 
7:20
[Comment From guigui: ] 
hellllooooooo mol....er...forget it
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:20 gui
7:20
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
hey.. Zune social looks like Pownce.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:20 Marc
7:20
[Comment From BenBen: ] 
She's hot.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:20 Ben
7:20
Mollie is not hot
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:20 
7:20
[Comment From gavingavin: ] 
or last.fm
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:20 gavin
7:21
firneds can watch your playlist and laugh at you
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:21 
7:21
[Comment From Dub1982Dub1982: ] 
Does MS hire for looks now instead of brains.. no wonder they can't keep up
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:21 Dub1982
7:21
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
Zune social = Track what you're listening to. Shit, now when I listen to Brittany spears all my friends will find out.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:21 Marc
7:21
More banter. Zune social
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:21 
7:21
[Comment From dipoledipole: ] 
You didn't comment on how hot the males were... be fair
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:21 dipole
7:21
NONE of the guys are hot, dipole
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:21 
7:21
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Did they hire Daniel Burka for the design (Pownce designer)? Plus, this is Last.fm without the awesome community/recommendations...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:21 Julian M
7:22
[Comment From GregGreg: ] 
I feel bad for Bill with this keynote...it'll be determined ...going out on a low-note!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:22 Greg
7:22
[Comment From BenBen: ] 
...Act of discovery? Really? You went to a band page.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:22 Ben
7:22
Sleeping lessons. This is very random stuff
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:22 
7:23
They're aiming at the retailers, clearly.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 
7:23
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
you can BUY online with Zune? Wow. a revolution!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 Craig
7:23
[Comment From CamCam: ] 
technology companies still don't understand music discovery.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 Cam
7:23
[Comment From Dub1982Dub1982: ] 
They're re-implenting existing technology...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 Dub1982
7:23
[Comment From GeorgeGeorge: ] 
is MSFT suffering from ADHD??
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 George
7:23
Quick! Cars! Let's talk about cars! MS auto with fiat.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 
7:23
Ford Sink. Sorry. Sync.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 
7:23
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
"They're re-implenting existing technology..." That's their secret formula. Where have you been?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:23 Andrew
7:24
[Comment From BenBen: ] 
..nice segue?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 Ben
7:24
Hopping in a car. Who gets into a car on stage?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 
7:24
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
He's jumping in the car with Molly..... oooooooooo
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 Marc
7:24
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
MS is working with Ford. Apple is working with BMW.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 Craig
7:24
[Comment From DaveDave: ] 
Maybe she'll run him over and end my pain
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 Dave
7:24
[Comment From CamCam: ] 
it's date night at CES
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 Cam
7:24
[Comment From CammoCammo: ] 
She's on the wrong side of the car! haha (from an Aussie)
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 Cammo
7:24
[Comment From okenterokenter: ] 
this is more like an info-mercial or paid advertisement than a keynote address... pathetic!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:24 okenter
7:25
[Comment From guigui: ] 
i would have traded all my MS points for her to have hit him with the car
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:25 gui
7:25
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Want to drink and listen to music and drive at the same time, welcome to Microsoft.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:25 Julian M
7:25
Now they're playing music in the car.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:25 
7:25
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
Reminds me of an infomercial.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:25 Makario
7:25
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
"it's date night at CES" and there's a chaperon in the back seat.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:25 Andrew
7:25
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Why are there so many OSX users here? 45%?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:25 Guest
7:25
OK. Out of the car. The system is now upgradable. 911 assist. It's like onstar.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:25 
7:26
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
"Why are there so many OSX users here? 45%?" To make sure it's still ok to diss MS. No worries, it's still safe to diss MS
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:26 Andrew
7:26
WIndows mobile. Winmo 7? Please?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:26 
7:27
20 million winmo phones. mobile search. mobile voice search.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 
7:27
[Comment From GregGreg: ] 
OS X users are watching the sad future of Windows / Microsoft users unfold in front of our collective eyes!!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 Greg
7:27
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
Here comes the GPS on phone feature
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 Craig
7:27
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Press YES to call ambulence. "Nooo, my arm's broken!!" Clippy comes out, "I see your arm is broken, ha ha loser, you bought a Microsoft product!"
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 Julian M
7:27
[Comment From DavidDavid: ] 
boooooooring
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 David
7:27
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
*cough*
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 Makario
7:27
[Comment From GeorgeGeorge: ] 
what happens if you are running a pirated copy no 911 for you?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 George
7:27
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
wait.. i thought this was bill's last presentation...... where's BILL? I WANT BILL. this guy's stealing the show.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 Marc
7:27
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
Windows mobile is supposed to be like Vista... Pretty.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 Andrew
7:27
[Comment From DavidDavid: ] 
boooooooring
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 David
7:27
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
Google is the leader in mobile voice search. Google 411 is the best, its free
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:27 Craig
7:28
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
He just asked her out to a movie!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:28 Marc
7:28
Now they're going to a movie. Save us.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:28 
7:28
So you can calll to buy two tickets to sweeny todd.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:28 
7:28
[Comment From guigui: ] 
voice search only works if you can fake a british accent
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:28 gui
7:28
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
9:20 ... hey CrunchGear. BE THERE and cover it Live using CIT
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:28 Marc
7:28
@Marc - ok. We'll be there at Sweeny
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:28 
7:29
[Comment From GodoyGodoy: ] 
C'mon, folks. All this dissing and not noticing what kind of technology a major player like this is willing to make "mainstream"? Let's give 'em a break, even if we think other major players already have a hand in this.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:29 Godoy
7:29
Godoy - agreed. It takes this kind of stuff to make these tricks mainstream.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:29 
7:29
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Google is just laughing right now, just giggles are being emitted from their voice search 'technology'.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:29 Julian M
7:29
[Comment From DeniseDenise: ] 
Where is the innovation?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:29 Denise
7:30
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
do they supply a magniying glass to watch the trailers on those small screens?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:30 Craig
7:30
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
"Where is the innovation?" They ran out in the nineties and Apple owns the manufacturer
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:30 Andrew
7:30
Viacom in advertising. 11 billion bux in mobile advertising.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:30 
7:30
[Comment From SergeySergey: ] 
20 mln out there or they plan to hit that point?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:30 Sergey
7:30
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
Let Bill demo Windows Mo7... MSFT. choose one thing and do it well...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:30 Marc
7:30
[Comment From CamCam: ] 
this presentation sounds more like a shareholder presentation not a tech keynote.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:30 Cam
7:31
Talking about general network stuff.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:31 
7:31
[Comment From dipoledipole: ] 
Apple and Google don't do this stuff
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:31 dipole
7:31
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
So I guess their not going to release a new Xbox?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:31 Julian M
7:31
@Julian- I doubt it.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:31 
7:31
Planning the big finale. But first, futureworld! Bill comes out to talk about the future.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:31 
7:31
[Comment From bjtanbjtan: ] 
how longs is the keynote?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:31 bjtan
7:32
Biill has an unusual device. It looks like a Newton. This weird thing tells people who you are. Looks very pie in the sky
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:32 
7:32
[Comment From pamonpamon: ] 
everyone in the audience has fallen asleep... typical msft ces keynote
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:32 pamon
7:32
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
Oh, dude. Now that _is_ handy. Yet..freakishly stalkerish.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:32 Makario
7:32
[Comment From DavidkahnDavidkahn: ] 
now they have a version of tiger or how about llion?\
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:32 Davidkahn
7:32
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Wow, they're enhancing the keynote with sound effects.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:32 Guest
7:33
This is sort of an interactive vacation guide. Optical recognition.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:33 
7:33
[Comment From DuncanDuncan: ] 
is that a radar gun?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:33 Duncan
7:33
They have a prototype, we're getting zooooomed pics
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:33 
7:33
Virtual 3D visualization. Imagine a PDA where you point it, take a pciture, and the pda figures out what it's looking at.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:33 
7:33
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
the stream is only showing what you guys see on the screen... i want more shots of the ugly black box Bill is holding.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:33 Marc
7:34
It's like  what it looks like when the Terminator looks at stuff. They're launching SkyNet
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:34 
7:34
Yeah. Box isn't very pretty. That tether has to be connected to a PC somewhere.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:34 
7:34
[Comment From DeniseDenise: ] 
The technology would be useful.. point to the day spa and they tell you if they have time to give you a pedicure. :-)
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:34 Denise
7:34
[Comment From DustinDustin: ] 
you know this is not how this device is going to be released.. it'll have like half of these features and probably won't do them very well
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:34 Dustin
7:34
it's connected  to Bill's brain
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:34 
7:35
celebreties in the keynote. xbox launch 2001. the rock with bill gates! what is the rock cooking? Embarassed laughter.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:35 
7:35
note we've seen about 3 different unannounced products.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:35 
7:35
[Comment From guigui: ] 
awkwardly remembering awkward moments, how meta
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:35 gui
7:36
[Comment From JaconiusJaconius: ] 
THEY INVENTED THE HUMAN POKEDEX
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:36 Jaconius
7:36
Bill's going to play Guitar Hero 3 with Bach
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:36 
7:36
ROBBIE! I CHOOSE YOU!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:36 
7:36
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
Notice the large cord running to his magical box... There's probably a mainframe in the back.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:36 Andrew
7:36
They've brought the world Guitar Hreo Champ. Uhhhh. She's 12 and in underwear.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:36 
7:36
bill starting to play git hero 3
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:36 
7:37
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
Oh wow....
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 Marc
7:37
[Comment From DeniseDenise: ] 
My husband is sprinting to the room to watch the GHIII competition.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 Denise
7:37
She's shredding. SHREDDING.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 
7:37
Tipper queen coming to play guitar hero

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 
7:37
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Probably the only time we'll see Bill play Guitar Hero 3...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 Guest
7:37
BILL'S got a special guest too

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 
7:37
[Comment From Keith from CoveritLiveKeith from CoveritLive: ] 
pictures?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 Keith from CoveritLive
7:37
Keith -we're trying.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 
7:37
[Comment From DuncanDuncan: ] 
who's the chick?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:37 Duncan
7:38
it's SLASH!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:38 
7:38
chick is tipperqueen the gh3 champ.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:38 
7:38
here comes slash to play gh3
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:38 
7:38
[Comment From CamCam: ] 
now hit bill with the guitar
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:38 Cam
7:38
[Comment From Keith from CoveritLiveKeith from CoveritLive: ] 
not
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:38 Keith from CoveritLive
7:38
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
hey, it's the guy on the gh3 box.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:38 Marc
7:38
[Comment From AndrewAndrew: ] 
And this has WHAT to do with the keynote?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:38 Andrew
7:39
This is crazy. Seriously. What is going on here.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 
7:39
Robbie is leaving.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 
7:39
[Comment From BenBen: ] 
..How did we go from black box to slash?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 Ben
7:39
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
Nothing at all
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 Travis
7:39
[Comment From Dub1982Dub1982: ] 
its more of an ad campaign than anything
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 Dub1982
7:39
[Comment From CamCam: ] 
Did they all get into Slash's stash before they started?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 Cam
7:39
Keith: not enough bandwidth
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 
7:39
[Comment From Julian MJulian M: ] 
Let's break out those "Worst Keynote Ever" T-Shirts
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:39 Julian M
7:40
[Comment From DavidkahnDavidkahn: ] 
bye robbie..
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:40 Davidkahn
7:40
[Comment From DQDQ: ] 
WOW! Did they just pay Slash to come onstage for 10s?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:40 DQ
7:40
[Comment From RandyRandy: ] 
Borenote
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:40 Randy
7:40
Weird music. Waiting for godot
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:40 
7:40
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
Steve Jobs is SOOOOO laughing now. I hope he mocks this next week.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:40 Craig
7:40
And w'ere done

Sunday January 6, 2008 7:40 
7:40
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
What the hell do people working at MS do? So many people...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:40 Travis
7:41
Sorry for the lack of photos, friends. Our bandwidth upload was far too weak. This place kills our wireless, sadly.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:41 
7:42
JB here - Thank you all for watching/writing/reading with us. Look for more of these in the coming days. This is obviously still in its infancy and we're tring our hardest to bring quality content in ways that are usable and enjoyable.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 
7:42
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
Fuck you man! Just kidding, great job with delivering the updates.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 Travis
7:42
[Comment From DaveDave: ] 
really like the format guys... doing this from macworld?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 Dave
7:42
Yes, we are dave
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 
7:42
[Comment From DrawboyDrawboy: ] 
I guess Bill spent all the money MS had on that brewery so he couldnt bring any innovation to the table.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 Drawboy
7:42
[Comment From GregGreg: ] 
You guys were great...but that keynote was horrible!!!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 Greg
7:42
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
I'm so here for MacWorld.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 Marc
7:42
[Comment From DeniseDenise: ] 
Crunch Gear rocked it.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 Denise
7:42
[Comment From Keith from CoveritLiveKeith from CoveritLive: ] 
Great job guys. Thanks.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:42 Keith from CoveritLive
7:43
Keith - give us streaming audio and video!!!!!!!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:43 
7:43
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
Also, for your next keynote thingy, the type writer sound is a bit annoying if you're trying to listen to music... there should be an option to turn it off... great job tho!
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:43 Travis
7:43
[Comment From ColinColin: ] 
Thanks ... one observation ... can you make more verbatims from the actual talk. good work.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:43 Colin
7:43
[Comment From BenBen: ] 
File this one under the "WTF" section.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:43 Ben
7:43
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
I concur, great job =) ... and props to CIT, this is some quality software.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:43 Marc
7:43
[Comment From CraigCraig: ] 
Keith- what PC are you running htis on?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:43 Craig
7:43
[Comment From BenBen: ] 
Travis: there is, at the bottom next to "Cover It Live"
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:43 Ben
7:44
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
There's some small glitch where it keeps scrolling up though.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:44 Makario
7:44
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
Thanks Ben, I'll remember that next time =)
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:44 Travis
7:44
[Comment From TravisTravis: ] 
My god...
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:44 Travis
7:44
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
Does anyone know where a non apple employee can get his hands on the Mac World keynote's "live stream"?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:44 Marc
7:44
@Marc- we're going to try to use stickam to stream it. We'll keep you posted.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:44 
7:44
[Comment From Keith from CoveritLiveKeith from CoveritLive: ] 
two things...you can turn off the sound AND the autoscroll at the bottom
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:44 Keith from CoveritLive
7:45
[Comment From vincevince: ] 
hey did the ces 2008 is it over?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:45 vince
7:45
vince - no
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:45 
7:45
[Comment From MakarioMakario: ] 
Perhaps they'll stream it like Microsoft did.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:45 Makario
7:45
Much more to come.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:45 
7:45
[Comment From MarcMarc: ] 
... 'cause waiting for the Apple web guys to post the video on their site is painful.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:45 Marc
7:45
Ok. Closing up shop. Watch TC and CG for more live goodies.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:45 
7:46
[Comment From Keith from CoveritLiveKeith from CoveritLive: ] 
any questions about CiL you can send to me at keithm@coveritlive.com. thanks for participating.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:46 Keith from CoveritLive
7:46
[Comment From bjtanbjtan: ] 
so what's the ratio of bill actually talking in this keynote?
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:46 bjtan
7:46
[Comment From TimTim: ] 
Keith - I noticed a bug with the auto scrolling in Firefox 3 Beta on Mac. Worked fine in Safari.
Sunday January 6, 2008 7:46 Tim
7:48
This Live Blog has now ended.
 
 
 
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