Microsoft Windows 8 event
Microsoft officially pulls the curtain back on Windows 8
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Paolo Sanchez 10/25/2012 3:07:19 PM@Jay Greene didn't strike me as that kind of an exec. -
Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:07:41 PMMicrosoft still knows how to pack a room. The seats are filling up quickly. -
Jay Greene 10/25/2012 3:08:02 PM@Paolo Sanchez Sinofsky is a polarizing figure. He ships product, which is a huge deal at Microsoft. But he doesn't always make friends in the process. -
sarahtew 10/25/2012 3:08:20 PM
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sarahtew 10/25/2012 3:08:58 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 10/25/2012 3:09:35 PMCheck out those pics from Sarah. The plethora of Windows 8 devices indicates both a renewed interest in innovation from manufacturers and a serious uncertainty about what's going to work for consumers. -
Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:09:51 PMThere's some bland house music playing in the background. Not offensive at all. I guess the ideal music to play for this kind of event.
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John Falcone 10/25/2012 3:10:53 PMREMINDER: refresh the page for the live video stream. But note that it requires Silverlight (not Flash). -
sarahtew 10/25/2012 3:15:10 PM
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seth.rosenblatt 10/25/2012 3:16:05 PMThank you, Sarah, for reminding me not to slouch...
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John Falcone 10/25/2012 3:16:58 PMREMINDER: refresh the page for the live video stream. Embed requires Silverlight, Flash link also available.
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sarahtew 10/25/2012 3:17:08 PM
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Adam Bliss 10/25/2012 3:17:15 PMI'm a little disappointed with the lack of live CNET peeps. Doesn't have to be Molly and Tong, but at least cover the event the same as Apple's.
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Jay Greene 10/25/2012 3:17:31 PMThere's wonky Internet connection in the room. Each of us is flitting in and out. Hoping it's a bit more smooth during the presentation.
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seth.rosenblatt 10/25/2012 3:18:21 PMShowtime!
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John Falcone 10/25/2012 3:18:23 PM@Adam -- Our NY team is there in force; a bit too early for the SF team.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:18:30 PMAnd the screen goes dark. Cue the slick promo video.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:18:54 PMOk, the music has stopped. This thing should kick off soon.
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Jay Greene 10/25/2012 3:19:07 PMVideo showing Sinofsky in Shanghai, where he was earlier this week launching Windows 8 there.
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Jay Greene 10/25/2012 3:19:21 PMSome more Windows launch history. Windows XP debuted in New York as well, just a few weeks after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. There was some discussion about moving the event elsewhere. But then-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani prevailed upon Bill Gates to keep the event in New York to help show the world that the city was bowed but not broken.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:19:33 PMThe video highlights various Windows 8 events all around the world with some thumping background music. I guess we're supposed to get pumped.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:19:45 PMOkay, video is over, and Steven Sinofsky is on stage now.
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Jay Greene 10/25/2012 3:20:04 PMMicrosoft is highlighting how widely used Windows is worldwide. More than 1 billion machines runs some version of the Windows operating system.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:20:08 PMSinofsky: We are here to celebrate global availability of a new era of Windows PCs.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:20:21 PMSinofsky welcomes the various PC and chip partners.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:20:34 PMHere we go.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:20:34 PMWindows 8 is a major milestone in the evolution and revolution of computing, he says.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:21:01 PMHaving surpassed 1 billion users, we are looking forward to the next billion, he says.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:21:07 PMNow on Windows 7 - it's the most widely used and widely praised OS ever, Sinofsky says.
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Jay Greene 10/25/2012 3:21:14 PMSinofsky is the guy who took over Windows with the Windows 7 launch. He cleaned up the mess that was Windows Vista.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:21:16 PMWindows 7 has sold 670M licenses to businesses and consumers, he says.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:21:23 PMThat gets a lot of applause.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:21:35 PMWindows 7 has seen the fastest adoption by businesses ever, Sinofsky says.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:22:21 PMSinofsky talks about cloud services and SkyDrive. Today, it has 11 million photos.
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seth.rosenblatt 10/25/2012 3:22:30 PM14 petabytes of data in SkyDrive, people add 2 PB every month
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Jay Greene 10/25/2012 3:22:48 PMSinofsky is building the foundation for the Windows 8 launch. But really, it's a lot of Windows 7 talk.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:22:53 PMCompares it to Windows 95, which was the basis for Windows 7 with things like the Start Menu.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:23:18 PMNo Internet, no email, no smartphones, Sinofsky says, it's like "we were living in caves," he said to laughs.
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sarahtew 10/25/2012 3:23:40 PM
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:23:43 PMWindows 8 is different, he says. We're connected all the time. People are at the center. Work and play are intertwined.
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Roger Cheng 10/25/2012 3:23:59 PMPCs have been replaced by mobile devices at a fraction of the price, he notes.
