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Where's Billy Mays? Seriously though.. this only highlights how much better Apple's presentations are. At least they focus on keeping people on stage who know
by walru 14y ago
Where's Billy Mays?
Seriously though.. this only highlights how much better Apple's presentations are. At least they focus on keeping people on stage who know the ins and outs of the tech they are showing. This lady struggled with the term 1080p..
I'm beginning to warm up to Windows 8, though I still think usability is kind of a mess, and once you scale up to a 20"+ screen the launch pad looks 'confusing'.
That said, I'm very impressed with all the different devices they have ready at launch, but something tells me this is the part where they are missing the secret sauce that Apple posses. As a general consumer I'm simply befuddled at all the options - the paradox of choice - and I'm more likely to just go simplify things and go buy that Apple one instead.
- moystard 14y agoI don't know if we can still use the Apple keynotes as references as Tuesday one was really painful. It was slow, packed with marketing keywords, and Tim Cook was unable to ramp up the suspense through his speech... PS: I am not watching the Microsoft one right now, so I have no idea if it can compare.
- walru 14y agoI agree.. Tim Cook's presentation was borderline painful to listen to, but Phil Schiller was as toptastc as ever.
- freehunter 14y agoThey sort of pushed a middle ground between Microsoft and Apple. They have their own tablet, highly engineered and well built. Might not be the best value for the money, but it's solid, looks nice, and isn't a bad option. Then for the Microsoft side of things, they have OEMs doing their own thing, pushing weird and obscure form factors and generally making everything they can to see what sticks.
- Permit 14y agoThey really need to bring in some of their better product evangelists like Scott Hanselman for these kinds of major launches in my opinion. He's a guy who can speak well to an audience and is certainly technically capable enough to know the ins and outs of the product he's showing off.
- JimmaDaRustla 14y agoWho do I want running my presentations, socially awkward IT specialists, or a car salesman? I'll deal with their lack of presentation skills.