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10 Reasons Microsoft Preso at #mces sucked

I was amazed at the back channel in @CaliLewis (GeekBrief TV) Unstreamed Microsoft 2010 "We're cool" presentation in Vegas. 27,000 people not being the least impressive.

Cali was as ever, the professional, while Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer looked more like Noah from Noah's Arcade on Waynes World at times -- as he even stumbled from one none event to another.

1. The entire thing was delayed over 30 mins to a power-out. This isn't their fault, but in a global world it reminds us how important plugs are.
2. BING BING BING BING -- which they would have you believe was a 'decision engine' and the will soon be the weapon of choice (Its an ad-engine)
3. The video presentations were so lame, that they made the Window 7 Party seem like a better place to be at the time
4. Zune - which they claimed was the best video/music player and someone actually bought one 2009 (claim to be verified)
5. Bing apparently is the default home page on HP computers (wowza)
6. You can now share a Powerpoint and multi-author - and just look at the transitions now (yes they showed them, while the crowd fell about in hysterics)
7. The Windows rival to the (maybe) iSlate turned into a demo of tablet PCs which though cool are not the same thing at all.
8. The Apple TV rival - turned out to be a TV Tuner bolted to Media Player - and the TV they were planning to use blew, as Ballmer said "a tube"
9. "Theres a PC for everyone now" and "our global market is the middle class" -- scary.
10. The rambling waffle got in the way of watching Cali crack up laughing all to often

On the good side ... Xbox is getting Natal and plenty more titles - the one thing that they do well these days. The whole thing dragged on, with audio issues, video issues and awkward interaction between Ballmer (sans tie and trying to look casual) and some other guys. It hard to watch, hard to follow ... I don't actually dislike Microsoft, after all Windows XP and 7 power most of the planet - but some of the things the MBAs tell them to do -- you gotta wonder.

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10 obsolete technologies

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Educational learnings from avatar the moogie

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Some ideas of gaming in class

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Learning in 3D

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Amazing

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Clive Dunn - Grandad

I am sure this guy is still teaching.

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Happyness

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