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Gates Comdex Keynote Shows Plans, Matrix Spoof

Posted by simoniker on from the he-knows-kung-fu dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to Eweek, Bill Gates' keynote speech at this year's Comdex showed Microsoft's 'focus on security, spam and [the] tablet PC', including a new version of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, an extension of the SmartScreen Technology for spam prevention, and the next version of the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system. But the showstopper was a filmed spoof of The Matrix (screencaps available here), with Gates and Steve Ballmer as Morpheus and Neo respectively, and including a jab at Linux."

3 of 803 comments (clear)

  1. vid clip by Robocrap · · Score: 0, Redundant

    vid clip at http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/speeches/2003/1 1-16comdex2003.asp

    the que is at: 16:05

    enjoy.


    (or not)

    1. Re:vid clip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

      From 16:10 to a little after 21:00 there is a static image saying "Due to the proprietary nature of the content in our program, we must temporarily suspend the video and audio portion of our broadcast. Normal program will resume in a few moments."

      Is this the kind of instant control the DRM-enabled future will have??

  2. The Matrix spoof looks nice from the screenshots.. by SlashDotAgent · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Where can we get it?? B-)