Windows 7 launch event with Steve Ballmer (watch now)
By Donald Melanson 
posted Oct 22nd 2009 11:39AM
posted Oct 22nd 2009 11:39AM
We've got our own little sit down with Steve Ballmer coming up later today, but right now he's making things completely official at the Windows 7 launch event in New York City, and you can watch it live after the break.
Update: And that's a wrap. Hit up the link below to get caught up on anything you might have missed courtesy of The Wall Street Journal's liveblog.
Update: And that's a wrap. Hit up the link below to get caught up on anything you might have missed courtesy of The Wall Street Journal's liveblog.
i was beginning to wonder where all the windows 7 coverage was
Nowhere.
Microsoft does not use such dirty tricks Apple uses.
Engadget does only get paid by Apple to write an article about every fart Apple makes.
Also does only Apple hire people dedicated to spam news sites like this or other with stupid Apple comments. Or isn't it strange that almost no article gets 'digged' on this site, but as soon as an Apple news pops up, even if it's the most boring article, it gets at least 100 diggs and comments.
LAUNCH EVENT AT LUNCH!
Frank, your tinfoil hat is crooked....
@Frank, the majority of those comments are knob jockeys like you bringing up Apple at every opportunity. Well done, you were first this time.
If you want to see the October 23, 2009 (update of Win 7) It seems Microsoft used Macbook Pro (notebook) as a props-background for promoting Windows 7 on NBC's show?
Hilarious video and a detailed article if this is a fact or fiction: http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/nbcs-today-show-windows-7-featured-on-a-macbook-pro/
Administrative rights suck...I'm at work and can't download silverlight :p
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I can't view UStream at work, either. Lame. :|
Steve Ballmer, acting as if he's been under a rock for the past century.
tether your work comp to your phone and disabled local internet connection like the rest of us.
I have access to install stuff on my work machine - but I have no desire to install Silverlight and not listening to Ballmer won't ruin my day.
I'm good.
there are ways around that you know. oh i know you know, just don't let your boss catch you.
Why are you using Silverlight?
Nobody uses Silverlight.
Because streaming through flash is worthless and a resource hog. The newer versions of Silverlight is the way to go for website streaming.
Yes, my computer just chokes trying to play those Youtube videos. Thank god there are more plugins to download!
Everyone who streams Netflix begs to disagree.
And the more obvious, Silverlight is MS' work and I must admit, much better than Flash :)
What the fuuuuuuuck! Engadget!
I won't download Silverlight..
Fuck this..
I'm sure Netflix users also have Flash installed.
I get why they are using Silverlight in this instance (being a big Microsoft-related event), but I also think that it's an unnecessary inconvenience for users. You shouldn't require people to download extra plugins for their browser unless it's absolutely necessary. And in this case it isn't.
Anyway... I look forward to the download. Have to watch it in HD :-)
@Ryujin, I thought that's why they invented HTML5?
I hope you realize the hypocrisy of having flash installed but purposely avoiding to install silverlight
@Theli
Try telling that to the version of Quicktime that's clogging up my computer
For live streaming Silverlight is better, what your talking about is just streaming video. Its a plugin not that hard to use.
@Galley
I agree html5 is promising, but thats not to say that Silverlight is worthless.
But I don't want silverlight...
But nobody cares what you don't want
it's really much better than flash.
Better than flash and won't bring your computer to a screeching halt!
It's like you're speaking directly from MS... better or not its still one more piece of crap viewer to install. When the usage shifts from mostly flash based to mostly silverlight I'll think about it. But until then, fuck off.
Well Bill, if everyone had your convoluted ideology, then the technology world would never progress with better standards.
Go Ballmer, enlighten us oh bald one. Is it just me or is he losing weight? I'm a huge fan of MS but Ballmer just always hits me as a car saleman. Good man nonetheless.
A car salesman? http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/10/11/microsofts-ballmer-expects-windows-7-effect-on-new-system-sales/
I think he was referring to this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk
Yeah, it was a joke, but Ballmer seems way too comfortable doing this skit.
That video never ceases to make be laugh. I wish he'd do one of those for Win7.
Yo, detox, if you'd have clicked my link, you'd have seen that the video is embedded in that post. I was simply to lazy to actually find it on youtube, so I found the DownloadSquad link.
"Yo, detox, if you'd have clicked my link, you'd have seen that the video is embedded in that post."
My mistake. It looked like your link was something about Windows 7, which is why I didn't click it.
Why did you click on this article then?
"Why did you click on this article then?"
Uh, to read about Windows 7 and Steve Ballmer.
You sound as if you're slow, but it went like this. The original poster said something about Steve Baller being a car salesman. The first guy who responded made a link to a Windows 7 article (or so I thought), so I didn't think he was getting the joke, so I gave him the link to Ballmer's car salesman video. Understand now?
Windows 7 ftw
if you check www.microsoft.com they have a cool scroll of twitter users and bloggers reviews, plus if you click to see more reviews, you can see what people are saying on twitter, facebook, digg, flickr, and other social sites. pretty cool
Yay ! I have silverlight ! I was wondering the same.... this day does not feel so special.. c'mon engadget!!
It is time to paaarty...!!! with uncle Maaaartyyy!! cuz we got a Windows 7 seminaaary!
Today is a National Geek Holiday dudes!!
Pump it up !!! Let me see your bellies with that 7 painted on !!!! hut hut!
People always think geeks and nerds are are so messed up and sometimes plain mentally impaired...... and you just gave them more ammo. Thanks!
Dude, I am sorry that is the reputation geeks and nerds have in your town, but where I live, geeks and nerds are the smart ones that know how to work up technology pretty well, You can be a catwalk model and still be a geek.
Mentally impaired.... wow....
They are showing how to make pron with windows live movie maker.
I think you will succeed into making hem get silverlight after that tease. :P
While tempting, I still don't want silverlight lol
Because they are forcing Silverlight on me, that means I WILL NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO.
Microsoft will die if they don't abandon the NT kernal. They need to go UNIX if they want to survive with the big boys.
UNIX?! OMG, please stop. Sure, we need to go even farther back in time. What we need is something completely new altogether.
dude, chill... it is just a format... So, you don't mind Flash being forced upon you? What about QuickTime? I amusr eyou will find it later on YouTube... but take a Chill Pill to stop the Hill Bill
*I am sure. Stupid iPhone keyboard.
@tikiteko,
What iPhone keyboard ? ;-)