[X4U] When is Keynote?

[Mary C.Youra]

Greg, this is the account from CNET a few days ago:

http://news.com.com/5208-1041-0.html? 
forumID=1&threadID=4008&messageID=22649&start=-1

I've seen some others that are similar, including one in our local  
paper, but yours is the first I've seen that mentions a Mac fanatic  
spin.

Mary



On Jan 10, 2005, at 3:07 PM, x4u-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com  
wrote:

> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:07:35 -0600
> From: "Greg Chapel" <gchapel at worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: RE: [X4U] When is Keynote?
> To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user."
> 	<x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
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>
> Actually, this is a distortion of the truth.
>
> Bill Gates was at the recent CES in Las Vegas and instead of demoing  
> new
> hardware or software in the Microsoft Keynote, Bill Gates put on a mock
> Late-Night with Conan O'brien skit and discussed the Windows XP media
> center. The comedian (Conan) showed up and began making fun of Bill  
> Gates
> and technology in general. It was all made more humorous by the the
> reluctance of one Windows XP system to properly show photos of Bill &  
> Conan
> out on the town.
>
> By and large spectators were under whelmed by the lack of new hardware  
> and
> software offerings but loved the entertainment and Gate's presentation.
>
> Somehow a Mac fanactic got ahold of this story and it ends up being  
> spread
> as a Blue Screen of Death Presentation fiasco.
>
> Go figure!
>
> Greg