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From the clip I saw, Bezos looked awkward and nervous. He looked like the wind was already out of his sails, which doesn't help to create that rock concert envi

From the clip I saw, Bezos looked awkward and nervous. He looked like the wind was already out of his sails, which doesn't help to create that rock concert environment if that's what he wanted. He paused a lot to wait for applause and got crickets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whOlvV3HYFM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whOlvV3HYFM

jodrellblank 15y ago
He's doing what the RIM CEO did when presenting the playbook! He's clutching a tablet-shaped-MacGuffin which may as well be a bottle of water for all his body language says about it.
nroach 15y ago
That clip is disturbing. I understand that not everyone can replicate Jobs' reality distortion field. But, why is Bezos not excited about his own product? There should be a natural enthusiasm that is missing onstage there. And, it's not that Bezos can't do it when he tries! I've seen interviews where he was clearly invigorated about little stuff like shipping infrastructure and AWS details. So this should have been a no-brainer. Maybe he's gotten a sneak preview of what Apple has in store for October and it's now too late to change course.
- cincinnatus 15y ago
  Apparently this one is a stop-gap device that they had made to get into this holiday season. The tablet they really want to have is still some months away and will miss this year.
jonknee 15y ago
> Bezos looked awkward and nervous Sounds about like every time I've heard him speak. He probably let out some really loud laughs too. Remember his welcome video to Zappos employees? It was a paper based presentation (giant sheets!) where among other things he explained mistakes he and Amazon made and then shared "everything I know". He's awkward at moments, but authentic throughout. I like his style. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hxX_Q5CnaA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hxX_Q5CnaA
anigbrowl 15y ago
He paused a lot to wait for applause and got crickets. It's a press conference, not a public event. You measure interest by camera shutter clicks, rather than applause :-) He's already achieved his business objective, which is lots and lots of frothy press coverage and market position as a value provider. The longer the poor economic climate lasts, the more this pays off. I can see why you're skeptical, but I felt the same way when I first saw the kindle, and boy-was-I-wrong-about-that.
- miles_matthias 15y ago
  Ha good point about shutter clicks. I wasn't trying to make an assessment of the product though - I was just trying to make about his presentation style. I think he was hoping for a rockstar presentation where everyone would get energetic and excited from the way he presented alone (regardless of the product). I think the new kindles are cool :)

jodrellblank 15y ago

He's doing what the RIM CEO did when presenting the playbook! He's clutching a tablet-shaped-MacGuffin which may as well be a bottle of water for all his body language says about it.

nroach 15y ago

That clip is disturbing. I understand that not everyone can replicate Jobs' reality distortion field. But, why is Bezos not excited about his own product? There should be a natural enthusiasm that is missing onstage there. And, it's not that Bezos can't do it when he tries! I've seen interviews where he was clearly invigorated about little stuff like shipping infrastructure and AWS details. So this should have been a no-brainer. Maybe he's gotten a sneak preview of what Apple has in store for October and it's now too late to change course.

cincinnatus 15y ago
Apparently this one is a stop-gap device that they had made to get into this holiday season. The tablet they really want to have is still some months away and will miss this year.

jonknee 15y ago

> Bezos looked awkward and nervous Sounds about like every time I've heard him speak. He probably let out some really loud laughs too. Remember his welcome video to Zappos employees? It was a paper based presentation (giant sheets!) where among other things he explained mistakes he and Amazon made and then shared "everything I know". He's awkward at moments, but authentic throughout. I like his style. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hxX_Q5CnaA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hxX_Q5CnaA

anigbrowl 15y ago

He paused a lot to wait for applause and got crickets. It's a press conference, not a public event. You measure interest by camera shutter clicks, rather than applause :-) He's already achieved his business objective, which is lots and lots of frothy press coverage and market position as a value provider. The longer the poor economic climate lasts, the more this pays off. I can see why you're skeptical, but I felt the same way when I first saw the kindle, and boy-was-I-wrong-about-that.

miles_matthias 15y ago
Ha good point about shutter clicks. I wasn't trying to make an assessment of the product though - I was just trying to make about his presentation style. I think he was hoping for a rockstar presentation where everyone would get energetic and excited from the way he presented alone (regardless of the product). I think the new kindles are cool :)