pscript type=”text/javascript” newVideoPlayer(”/Ballmerclosing_gizmodo.flv”, 500, 280,””); /scripta class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged STEVE BALLMER” href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/steve-ballmer/”Steve Ballmer/a loves to play a lot of roles at Microsoft, and one that he takes great pleasure in is being a cheerleader to everyone who reports to someone who reports to someone under him. This ain’t the right way./p pIn what’s a very awkward ending to what seemed like a relatively calm interview, Ballmer bolts up goes into a crazy shout-fest, trying to excite the audience. Other than the fact that this should have been done at the istart/i of the interview, the whole thing just seems inappropriate for the venue he’s at. The best part is the end, where it seems like (the tape ends there) he just bolts off the stage without saying goodbye or thanking the interviewer./p pNot to shit on Ballmer more than we already have, but man, is […]

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pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_70s_microwave-2.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″So your MacBook cost $1500mdash;boo hoo. Thirty years ago, when the a href=”http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1979.html”average salary was under $18,000/a, you’d have paid a href=”http://oldcomputers.net/appleii.html”$2638 for an Apple II/a with 48K of RAM ($7770 in a href=”http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm”today’s dollars/a). And a cellphone? Waaaay more./p pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_iphone_vs_dynatac.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″Cellular technology had been in development since the early ’50s, but cellphones didn’t become commercially available until Motorola’s a href=”http://www.retrobrick.com/moto8000.html”DynaTAC 8000X/a gained FCC acceptance in 1983. The DynaTAC had 30 minutes of talk time, 8 hours of standby and memory for 30 numbers. It was also big enough to club that punk kid with the Flock of Seagulls haircut without getting blood on your favorite tweed jacket (you know, the one with the elbow pads). And the worst part is that you would have paid $4,000 for the privilege, $8,589 when you calculate for inflation. Needless to say, spending $200, or even […]

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pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_504x_504x_Windows_7_packaging.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″a class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged WINDOWS 7″ href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/windows-7/”Windows 7/a may be a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5312934/windows-7-released-to-manufacturing”Released to Manufacturing/a, but that doesn’t mean it’s done. Nope. When you’re Microsoft and have many companies to work with, you need to make sure they’re ready too, lest you want Vista Launch 2.0./p pThe two major things left to do before Windows 7 launches are language packs, since Windows can’t launch in any country without iall/i countries being localized for. And OEM builds, which allow manufacturers to test Windows 7 against their machines and make sure they’ve got a working version of Windows ready to ship that works out of the box./p pBut, if you’re one of those English-speaking people that’s been using Windows 7 beta and Windows 7 RC without a problem, chances are you can probably use Windows 7 final now and be just fine. So for […]

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pFor this week’s a class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged PHOTOSHOP CONTEST” href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/photoshop-contest/”Photoshop Contest/a, I asked you to redesign some modern gadgets as if they were created 30 years ago. You did not disappoint. And I don’t know about you guys, but I kind of want that Wii VCR./p pa rel=”lytebox” href=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/Sanford_Gifford.jpg”img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_Sanford_Gifford.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″/abr bFirst Place/b mdash; Sanford Gifford/p pa rel=”lytebox” href=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/Warranty_Voider.png”img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_Warranty_Voider.png” class=”left image500″ width=”500″/abr bSecond Place/b mdash; Warranty Voider/p pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_ZuneCRT.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″br bThird Place/b mdash; Zune CRT/p pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/CarlosCordova.jpg” class=”left image340″ width=”340″ /br a rel=”lytebox” href=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/AndrewMorse.jpg”img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_AndrewMorse.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″/abr img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/ToddTomala.jpg” class=”left image340″ width=”340″ /br img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_DrewMcdowell.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″br img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_NickCoulson.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″br a rel=”lytebox” href=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/Megan_Lagerberg.jpg”img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_Megan_Lagerberg.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″/abr img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/ScottCampagnolo.jpg” class=”left image340″ width=”340″ /br img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/Retro_Tivo.jpg” class=”left image160″ width=”160″ /br a rel=”lytebox” href=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/christianjeffries.jpg”img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_christianjeffries.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″/abr a rel=”lytebox” href=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/DenisSebastien.jpg”img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_DenisSebastien.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″/abr img src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_Kyle.OBrien.jpg” class=”left […]

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