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I watched the streamed keynote on my WinMo 6.1 device (during my evening commute) and I really expected more. Nothing was really surprising - and the emphasis on technology that is a revenue stream (Xbox Live - for example) vs. technology that can be bought and used seemed depressing. Even the free "Windows Live" stuff was depressing - you constantly get barraged with ads and stuff.
The accountants have pushed the revenue stream concept and everyone is drinking the Kool-Aid!
I'll start to get excited about keynotes (and Microsoft) when they blow us away with something. Nothing Steve said was revolutionary, and c'mon, with $8 billion in R&D spending as he touted, isn't there something "new" that can come out of it that isn't already old news?
I guess I should be excited about the Win 7 beta. But even that has been so thoroughy dissected on the web already it was sort of anti-climatic. Microsoft - wake up - get some exciting things going in the pipeline, please! (Oh, and please deliver with WinMo 7: If I get assailed for not moving to the iPhone one more time I don't know what I'm going to do.)
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