Today I watched the keynote address webcast from the 2007 International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) that occurred on January 7 in Las Vegas. The speaker? None other than Mr. Bill Gates. He demonstrated the new Microsoft Windows Vista (computer operating system) among other new technologies they were developing as part of their "new generation of connected experiences." I was interested to find that, among other goals, Vista is designed to help people get connected to one another better. It seemed so noble, until just a few short minutes later when they announced with pride that gamers world-wide had played 4 billion hours of Xbox Live since its release in 2002.
It seems to me that they are creating their own supply and demand, the thing every good monopoly should do. They provide more entertainment than is ever needed in a day, creating temptation to neglect relationships, optimize efficiency and productivity in the workplace, and justify it by providing the illusion of stronger connectedness. Ooo, they're good.
Of course, I wouldn't fall for such temptations. Nooooo... If you feel like getting me a belated birthday present, there's still time! Windows Vista comes out January 30th.
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Bill Gates is the antichrist. Just make sure he doesn't put the microchip in your head and arm, k? You know, the 666 Gig portable harddrive? yeah, be afraid, be very afraid.
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