Tech “Oh, For Fuck’s Sake.”
posted by on January 7 at 10:52 AM
(Other potential titles for this post: “What Money Can Buy,” “When Hillary Clinton Isn’t Crying,” and “Jon Stewart’s First Gig During The Writers’ Strike.”)
Yesterday, Bill Gates gave the keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. As I mentioned last week, nerds anticipated big things from the speech, as it as Gates’ “final” CES keynote before leaving his full-time position at Microsoft to pursue more philanthropic work later this year. Nothing too huge was announced—unless you’re a Canadian who gives a shit that the Zune will finally be released up north, eh—but Gates did star in a dorky, cameo-filled video about his “last day at work” while he looked for new jobs. Jay-Z, Obama, Hillary, Al Gore, Jon Stewart, Steven Spielberg, Brian Williams, George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey… it’s cute, I guess. At the very least, Bono redeems his cash-in appearance by dropping the F-bomb at 3:15.
However, do yourself a favor and choose not to watch the clip from a few minutes later when Bill Gates stood next to Slash for no real reason.
That was a brilliant move, releasing the Zune after allowing enough time for everyone else in the world to ridicule it. I actually believed the Zune had already been released here and had bombed so badly I couldn't see it on any shelves.
It's called positioning.
A lot of famous people get in the habit of standing in the most advantageous camera shot after a while.
He may not have done it as consciously as you may think.
why didn't you warn us about the scene at the gym where he wears a sleeveless t-shirt? i could have done nicely without that.
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