Steve versus Steve (video)
Awhile ago, Steve Jobs gave some quotes in a magazine, talking about how as companies mature, the sales guys have a habit of running them and the company starts to lose its soul. Something like that.
Those words were echoing in my brain when I had this video passed onto me yesterday, which apparently is Steve Ballmer doing what looks to be a used-car salesman pitch of an old version of Windows:
"Watch as Windows integrates Lotus123 with Miami Vice!"
If thing ever actually aired at some point, I certainly never saw it. It's just out of the park, and has to be seen to be believed, which is why I had to share.
- ballmerwindows.wmv.zip (780k, WMV)
This one is small enough that you shouldn't have to worry about doing a mirror, but I am grateful to those who did them for the others. Thanks.
Posted by drunkenbatmanJanuary 29, 2005, at 11:24 PM
Comments (8)
Posted by: Steve Ballmer at January 30, 2005 01:11 AM
Apparently this is just a spoof video they showed at some company meeting.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=137066&cid=11453686
Posted by: drunkenbatman at January 30, 2005 02:02 AM
Aaaaahhh that makes sense. looks like i need to pay more attention to the ./ links. :)
Gotta give it to ballmer -- he really goes for broke for a joke.
Posted by: nate at January 30, 2005 02:17 AM
jeez, did that guy EVER have hair?
Posted by: Jeff R at January 30, 2005 02:36 AM
I just saw Robert Cringley's old "Triumph of the Nerds" show, and it had an excerpt of this video. Very funny.
And no, I don't think this poor fellow ever had any hair.
I'm worth a LOT less than a billion dollars ... but I still have all my hair.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
Posted by: Anand at January 30, 2005 04:45 AM
Slightly off-topic, but if you thought that was funny these Ballmer videos are pretty good:
http://www.ntk.net/media/developers.mpg
Now we know what happened to his hair. It slid off.
This one is probably my favorite of the bunch. Who says white men can't jump?
http://www.tarmo.fi/arc/monkeydance.mpeg
First it was viruses, then spyware. Now the rhythm's gonna get you!
Posted by: iMan at January 30, 2005 04:02 PM
Yeah.. and people say Jobs Keynotes resembles some kind of religious fantatism... :D
Posted by: at January 30, 2005 05:38 PM
He... seems.... angry.... somehow....
CAUTION! DON'T FEED THE ANGRY GORILLA!!!
Heh, I saw that last week. It's absolutely outrageous.