Microsoft's CES booth tour
By Conrad Quilty-Harper 
posted Jan 10th 2007 7:50PM
posted Jan 10th 2007 7:50PM
Just like last year, we decided to take a quick saunter down the road to check out Microsoft's massive booth at CES. If Vegas was plastered with Vista adverts (and it was), then Microsoft's booth was plaster central: standing from the middle of the booth, you couldn't look anywhere without a dozen Vista logos being within eyeshot.
Microsoft @ CES 2007 booth tour
Microsoft does pseudo-hip marketing models as well as the best of them.
Apparently, "Internet Explorer 7 is all about 'exploring' the 'internet.'"
DreamScene: virtual waterfalls at their most CPU intensive.
The New York Times had a mini-booth within Microsoft's maxi-booth to demonstrate their Times Reader application. 
Master Chiefs IRL.
Xbox gaming minus the Xbox (but plus a gaming PC worth several thousand dollars.)
Between a third and a half of Microsoft's booth was put over to demonstrating Office and other productivity applications.
So when did the mysterons start selling ad space?
Now we know what Microsoft does in its spare time.
Windows Vista: four screens not quite required.
Look, Windows Ultimate Extras!
Oh look, Windows Ultimate Extras aren't installed...
15 feet from the productivity section was this: the rock-out-on-Guitar Hero II section.
Has Windows lost its path?
Like a record (and last year), baby.
The anti-Microsoft bias is palpable
Oooh, awesome shots. I wish I was important and could visit CES. I can dream.
You don't have to be "important" to attend CES. This is not E3. If you work in any technical position in a company even remotely related to electronics/computers/press, you can attend CES. I am a network engineer, and I attended last year's CES and got an invite to this year's show too - but could not go due to work schedule. Given it a try to register next year.
those guys got to play halo 2 on vista :-(
okay, so what's with the budget digi-cam pictures. I know you guys are packing more heat than that. :P
You know, at first when I saw the circular MS logo. I thought it was a shot setup to make it look like an apple. The bag at the top being the leaf, and the black and shadows giving it the look of a bitten Apple.
I like how the comment "you couldn't look anywhere without a dozen Vista logos being within eyeshot" is below a picture that has NO Vista logos in it.
And by the way, ANYONE can go to CES.
What's that round black thing in the "Xbox gaming minus the Xbox" picture?
Some kind of speaker?