Microsoft’s really pushing out the hype for their E3 announcements, getting Steve Ballmer to say that people should really pay attention to what they’re going to reveal. This makes the rumour of an Xbox 360 motion sensing accessory seem all the more real. [Dallas News via Kotaku]
Boing Boing Gadgets discovered the best way to tell whether you’re talking to real Ballmer or his (slightly more) evil Cylon clone. It’s in the eyes. [BBG]
What’s the future of the Zune? It’s a question that Steve Ballmer sort of answered last week. They’re not abandoning it, but it doesn’t look super bright and shiny, either.
My buddy Todd at TechFlash reports that Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer went on an anti-Apple rant yesterday in NYC, saying “the tide has really turned back” toward Microsoft products, adding “The [downturned]economy is helpful.”
Ballmer discussing Windows in the economic climate that led Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobs: “The price premiums that people pay for Macintoshes over PCs will be looked at more carefully.” Hmm. Guess we’ll see.
Windows 7 is the largest OS beta test ever. If you followed our guide you’re already snapping, peeking and poking around in it. But did you read the fine print before you clicked install?
Steve Ballmer’s recent statements about the Zune seemed to imply that it didn’t have much of a future as a hardware product. Microsoft has responded to such suspicions: “Poppycock! Codswallop! FLAPDOODLE!“
We didn’t come across the toughest dude at CES ourselves, but we’re pretty sure that Steve Ballmer could still devastate the guy using only two of six of his secret superpowers. [Joystiq]
As I mentioned perhaps all too subtly in my Ballmer keynote post, Windows 7 Beta is now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, with wide availability on Friday, January 9. [Microsoft]
No silly opening video, but Ballmer did kick off his CES 2009 keynote with a silly string of text messages from his surprisingly sweet WinMo phone. [Ballmer CES 2009 Keynote]
