There were not 1 but TWO thrilling speakers on Microsoft's campus these days. Hilary Clinton was right here inside the morning,
Windows 7 64 Bit, after which the infamous ######## Steve Work (nee Forbes editor Daniel Lyons) this afternoon.I had a meeting this early morning,
Microsoft Office 2010 Pro, so I missed Hilary ... but ######## Steve/Daniel was hilarious and spoke candidly about print journalism ("You know it's bad when you're in your 40s and you're celebrating that sales are only down 2% this year."), starting his blog, and being outed. He also addressed the (hilarious!) rumors that he was a borg (aka MSFT) shill -- I guess there are conspiracies that his book deal was part of a money laundering scheme so that Microsoft could pay him. "If that's the case," he said, "You guys really didn't pay me very well." The whole talk was very funny,
Office 2007 Professional, but 1 of the biggest laughs was when Daniel did his best imitation of the unbridled consumer excitement over the iPhone: "Look at me! I bought a product,
Office 2010 Professional! I gave them my credit card and they sold it to me! WOW,
Office Home And Business!" ######## Steve/Daniel also mentioned that Microsoft was the first company to call and invite him to speak. "I'm still waiting for a call from Apple," he quipped, explaining that he thinks Microsoft has a great sense of humor about itself. We all proved him appropriate when the room erupted in giggles over a jab at the Zune. Ouch! ...But HA!