WinHEC 2006: Bill Gates Keynote
Posted by lardiop on 23 May 2006 - 12:28 · 26 comments & 15679 views
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#1 Posted by ziper on 23 May 2006 - 12:58
- *waiting*
Btw, shouldn't the technology advances allow them to have 600k+ streams? They have had 300k for quite some time now. -
#1.1 Posted by dhan on 23 May 2006 - 13:12
- How does it matter ? :p I will fall asleep anyway. Its a shame that he is such a lousy presenter. As much as Vista excites me, a BG keynote is a sleep inducer.
I actually enjoy watching bill with during his presentations, I think he is great at it.-
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#2 Posted by TruckWEB on 23 May 2006 - 13:28
- Bill Gates is not Steve Jobs. And for most part, their is no cult fanatics following Microsoft and Windows, it's not the same with Apple. Steve and Apple presentation are allways special, you can feel the excitement.
Bill is boring.... -
#2.2 Posted by jasondefaoite on 23 May 2006 - 13:52
- comeon madnuke you know he's right
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#2.3 Posted by Smigit on 23 May 2006 - 14:28
- yeah I was so excited the day he announced the $100 leather ipod case...
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#2.4 Posted by TruckWEB on 23 May 2006 - 14:46
- I'm no fanboy, but it's a fact. Steve is better with PR than Bill.
And even if what Apple announce is "somtime" extreme (cost wise), people in the audience allways cheers. -
#2.5 Posted by shao on 23 May 2006 - 15:10
- yeah, steve is much better(!
we all just love the way he comes out in his one outfit that he's had since 1981, and spouts lies, and petty little smug insults directed at his competitors... then pauses, waiting for the sound of fanboy tongues drooling and flapping in the general direction of his so called greatness.
like most apple related products, steve is all so called style, over content; very little of what he says is worth listening to if only because apple do not innovate any more. -
#2.6 Posted by lucifuge on 23 May 2006 - 15:49
- Yeah, 39 different versions of an OS, over-used pointless transparency, widgets/gadgets/wtf-ever they are calling them this week and spastic password prompts are SOOOOOO innovative.
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#2.7 Posted by Spaz on 23 May 2006 - 17:31
- lucifuge, i have no idea if you're referring to Vista or OSX. It sounds like you're referring to OSX, but i think Vista has more of the "over-used pointless transparency" and especially the "spastic password prompts." And then, of course, there is the windows sidebar, which will immediately get turned off.
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#3 Posted by M.F.D.K on 23 May 2006 - 13:35
- i heard MS are still workin on beta version for 600+k streaming, they reckon it should be aviable for next years WinHEC...
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#3.1 Posted by PharosBR on 23 May 2006 - 13:37
- beta version?
what, 600kb streams have bugs or something? LOL -
#3.2 Posted by M.F.D.K on 23 May 2006 - 13:40
- yah there is this bug that makes Bill Gate's voice sound very feminin, so obviously they have to work on that.
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#4 Posted by M.F.D.K on 23 May 2006 - 13:46
- oh yah they thought it was a bug but its a feature, sorry about that
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#5 Posted by mad_onion on 23 May 2006 - 13:59
- yeah he is kinda boring but try and listen to what he is saying rather than the man himself. im sure he will have something good to say.
although will it be really technical, cause thats why i think bill is boring beause he is always talking to people who are developers or something. at that ces he wasnt boring.
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#6 Posted by M.F.D.K on 23 May 2006 - 14:03
- i was kiddin before but in serious notes, he does make sense when he talks about the new developments and forthcoming products unless ur not into computer world or technology than sure u will find it boring.
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#7 Posted by pandi on 23 May 2006 - 14:21
- i like Bill more than s.Job, Steve is such a fox..
Bill is like a dog.
haha
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#8 Posted by mad_onion on 23 May 2006 - 15:37
- hmm its kinda small, i wish we could get higher quality streams. i guess thats way to futuristci to get web streams that actually fill the screen lol
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#9 Posted by Luppy on 23 May 2006 - 16:43
- Vista beta 2 coming out today, thats good to hear
- Awesome they just hit connect
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#10 Posted by navsx on 23 May 2006 - 17:38
- I was unable to view this webcast with WMP 11, but worked fine with WMP 10 - talk about bugs! No wonder its a beta.
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#11 Posted by Divide Overflow on 23 May 2006 - 18:34
- Hey, where's my CPP? Boo!
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#12 Posted by mattrobs on 24 May 2006 - 08:41
- Was there even a user interface walkthrough of Vista in that stream?! Did I miss something here? All that I saw that was even close was the chick who thought she could rush through tonnes of good (should have been good) features, half of which backfired on her.
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#13 Posted by cool_guy6_06 on 25 May 2006 - 20:28
- is there anyway to download the webcast so I could play it on my psp?
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will focus on how key technology investments are paving the way for innovative market opportunities and a shift to a new platform. Gates will also discuss the impact of the upcoming introductions of Microsoft Windows Vista, 2007 Office System, and Windows Server "Longhorn.”
Look for Gates to reveal additional details concerning the Beta 2 release of both Office 2007 and Windows Vista. Screenshots of Vista build 5384.2 have been spotted on several sites this morning, namely WinFuture.
The keynote address is scheduled to begin at 9AM PST. (Click here for time zone conversion) Traditionally the live web streams with their catchy 'while you wait' piano pieces are available well in advance.
Neowin is covering the WinHEC event in full here