Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-03-07
- @dataliberation The work you guys do is absolutely essential to the success of the web and I thank you for it! Any way to get a sticker? =) #
4:59pm: I’m here at the Pre-Show Keynote speech for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. In just an hour and a half, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, will take the stage to disclose Microsoft’s roadmap for the coming year. There’s lots of speculation among the press here of the Microsoft Courier making an appearance.
6:30pm: Seated and waiting for the show to begin!
6:45pm: There’s been tons of power issues at the Hilton Center. Casino’s HVAC went out…waiting for Steve impatiently.
7:04pm: Second up, the cloud. Intelligent software that runs on devices and servers similtaneously.
7:07pm: We can all be bullish about the long-term prospects of our industry.
7:08pm: Project Natal will turn you, the user, into a controller for games. 39 million XBOX 360s around the world. 500 million games have been sold. $20 billion in total game revenue.
7:09pm: 2009 was a year where we made incredible strides in search. 11 million new users, grew our share, and introduced a consumer servcice that resonates with people.
7:10pm: New partnership with HP will make Bing the new default on HP computers sold in 42 countries around the world.
7:14pm: Windows PC sales jumped 50% the week it launched. 33% more windows pcs on black friday than the year before.
7:16pm: Windows 7 is by far the fastest selling operating system in history.
7:17pm: Nearly 300 million Windows PCs shipped in 2009. More than 12% jump next year.
The Sprint network gave out at this point in the keynote, completely overloaded by the 4,000 person audience. Unfortunately, that concluded this liveblog.