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E3 2009 Dates Announced, Return of Giant Spectacle is Likely
7:40AM Adam Frucci | Ah, E3! What was once a complete mess of gigantic, overwhelming booths, loud noises and models in skimpy outfits paid to tolerate the supple paunch of the gaming press has, over the past couple years, turned into a boring series of meetings in inconvenient locations. No longer! On June 2-4 of next year, the gigantic, ridiculous clusterfuck that is the old E3 will be back. More »
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1:40PM Nick Broughall | ZDNet is telling the world that Microsoft megastar and man-mountain Steve Ballmer will be heading to Australia in November to speak at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney.
If you want to hear the PC-man scream at you about the latest Microsoft innovations and the digital economy, you’ll need to pony up some cash – CEDA members can volunteer to be lambasted by Ballmer’s well-renowned shouting for $143 each, while non-CEDA members will need $199.10 (because that 10 cents makes a difference) to enjoy the experience.
Let’s just hope his presentation is light on the Vista innovations, and heavy on the Windows 7 innovations…
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Ballmer Coming To Australia To Scream At Us About Innovation
1:40PM Nick Broughall | ZDNet is telling the world that Microsoft megastar and man-mountain Steve Ballmer will be heading to Australia in November to speak at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney.
If you want to hear the PC-man scream at you about the latest Microsoft innovations and the digital economy, you’ll need to pony up some cash – CEDA members can volunteer to be lambasted by Ballmer’s well-renowned shouting for $143 each, while non-CEDA members will need $199.10 (because that 10 cents makes a difference) to enjoy the experience.
Let’s just hope his presentation is light on the Vista innovations, and heavy on the Windows 7 innovations…
[ZDNet] More »
Software