Each day at Gartner they start with a couple of keynote speakers. Today it was the CEO of Intel and the CEO of HP (soon of HP and Compaq both). Hefty stuff.<\/p>\n
So tomorrow they have the CEO of Compaq (soon to be the President of Something) and Steve Ballmer, the #2 Guy at Microsoft after the Billster.<\/p>\n
Before each keynote, they flash a series of “questions from the attendees” on the screen. I volunteered.<\/p>\n
“Steve, how can Microsoft move beyond its image as an 800-lb. Gorilla into a role as a leader who makes life better for everyone in the industry?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Or something to that effect.<\/p>\n
The cameraman and interviewer both made, “Wow, that was great” noises. Either it will end up on the virtual cutting room floor, or it should get the first laugh of the morning. I’ll let you know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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