Friday, October 31

The Hungarian Connection!

I am about to release our final report on the Hungarian Egg-Thrower Conspiracy in a week or so, but first a synopsis:


So, I decided to accept a speaking engagement at the Corvinus University of Hungary (yes they have one, one!)
I figured,
"how hard could this be, they're Hungarians!. I should be greeted as a god by Hungarians, right? Who the heck goes to Hungary?"
Well, I found that I walked into an Hungarian ambush!
Before I could even get warmed up good, some Hungarian moron got up and started yelling some kinda' goulash at me, he threw three eggs, I took cover. The guy was escorted out and I regained my classic composure, the goat smelling Hungarians laughed:
WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS:
The kid was taken to a back room where he was being held by a campus security guy and my Blackwater Bodyguard #6.
I told the university staff that I was concerned about him and wanted to speak to him personally. He was handcuffed and tied down to a chair. As everyone left so I could have my little "talk" with this poor troubled soul, I instructed BWBG#6, "Nobody gets in here for the next 45 seconds!", he said, "I understand sir."

The rest of my story goes like this:
"I approached the kid and he became irrational! He screamed, tipped his chair over backwards, slammed his head into the wall several times! I tried helping him up by the neck, but he tried to bite me! I released him and he fell to the floor hitting his head on my shoe (several times)! Boy was I glad to get out of there! That guy was crazy."

The Hungarian authorities have assured me that he will never do anything like this again.


My staff PI, Jack Stone, has given me an initial report on the Hungarian egging incident. He believes there is more here than meets the eye! Reasons:
1. The two men sitting beside the egger's composure throughout the incident leads one to conclude that they knew what was going to happen. The smirk and smile just prior to the egger standing to interrupt. One of them has a Macbook, this is the most suspicious activity of all, a dead give-away of malevolence!
2. The egger did not throw a third egg, he simply waved his "chicken wing" arm, yet another egg hit the wall directly above me. There was a 2nd egger at the back of the lecture hall!

The egger is in the "custody" of the Hungarian Security Ministry, they say, "he won't talk! He's like a zombie or something!"
Conclusion: he is an Apple Cultist!
The other conspirators are as yet unidentified, although we suspect the suspect 2 is an Apple Store Genius.

Jack is on the job! He always gets his nerd!
You boys may as well turn yourselves in right now.


My PI, Jack Stone is unraveling a web of mystery and intrigue that nobody expected!
This is from his latest report:

"The incident where a student threw eggs at Mr. Ballmer in Hungary goes far beyond the borders of those yak-eaters! This appears to have been part of a larger plot to overthrow the very government of Hungary, weaken the Euro, destabilize the European union and usher in the fourth Reich! - The investigation continues!"
"Microsoft Facial Enhancement Software has identified the "second-egger" - John Lehr, known as the Geico Caveman!
Lehr, who has been in hiding ever since the HUGE failure of the Caveman Sitcom (Wow, that stunk!) was in his caveman disguise and was for reasons unknown at present a part of this conspiracy to embarrass Mr. Ballmer. Mr. Lehr is also a known member of an extreme faction of the Screen Actors Guild, known as Opus SAG. His whereabouts are unknown. Geico had no comments."

Getting to the truth for hire:
Jack Stone, PI

Standards?


From Microsoft press conference announcing “new interoperability principles” this week:
BRAD SMITH: With respect to other (commercial) distributors, and users, the clear message is that patent licenses will be freely available.
STEVE BALLMER: Patents will be, not freely, will be available.
BRAD SMITH: Readily available.
STEVE BALLMER: Readily available for the right fee.

STEVE BALLMER: We are continuing to pursue the standardization of Open XML through the ISO process. It's certainly consistent with the notion of standards, and standards support, and a number of things articulated in the principles. We will, from time to time, in conjunction with industry participants, look to lead the standardization process, and sometimes we will look to be on the receiving end implementing important standards, and the principles comment is to both of those. So, yes, we are continuing through the standardization process with a variety of industry participants on Open XML.

Can anybody out there tell me what all of that meant? Good!

Thursday, October 30

Who Am I? The Truth!

My critics (I have a few) have attacked me for using Google! My answer:
I am not using Google, I am USING Google! Hahahaha serves 'em right.
In the next few months I will set all of this crap straight, especially the Google and Apple crap!
For all of those who are trying to figure out who I am, I admit it:
I am not just another fake Steve, they are a dime a dozen. I am not me pretending to be Steve Ballmer. I am not Steve Ballmer pretending to not be me. I am me, not me pretending to not be who I am not because I am who I have told you who I am not all along.

Prescription: Zune!

I love the new zunes! Our friends at ZuneScene (yeah baby) are doing a great grassroots job of promoting them too. The iPud has nothing close to ZS, you see, nobody feels passionately about their iPud. The Zoonies have zune body art, Zune haircuts, they name their children Zune, Zunette, Zunisha, Zubert, ... The Zune is a lifestyle, a mindset. They even name their trailers after the Zune. I got my Z-tat last week, I can't post a picture of it because of it's location, but let me just say it's beautiful!
My favorite new Z-colors are the Military Avacodo and the ManPink (pink for real men)! What's yours?

Wednesday, October 29

I Am a PC and I Love This Company!

Tuesday, October 28

Turning The Internet Into Windows!

I sent Ozzie out to announce Azure! It's a whole new thing people! A whole new paradigm, way of thinking, It's INNOVATION!
Imagine:
You won't even see a web browser any more!
Everything runs on the internet!
Saves to the internet!
Is the internet!
Takes over the entire freak'n internet!The internet will reach it's potential, it's ultimate potential! It will simply be a part of Windows!
The future is bright, shiny and blue people!

I have sent out an e-mail to all developers and MS employees where I talk about,
Ready for the revolution

Saturday, October 25

The Space Flight Before Christmas!

So, this Russian official calls me up last night, his name? Dmitri (all of them are named Dmitri), he says,

"Mesta Ballmar sir! The people of the great Russian Federal Democratic Republic wish to invite ju to join our next Cosomnaut crew on their next skedualed trip up to the Space Station!"

Surprised, I asked, "Why are you Lenins asking me?"

He replied, "Zhere have been certain setbacks in our program, and we believe Zhat having a man of your great stature, intellect, wealth, charm, clout, influence, importance and sense of adventure could reinvigorate the entire program! You sir, with your simple presence can save the entire space program and usher in a new era of technological development and understanding between our peoples!"

I said, "I can see that! But is it dangerous?"

He proudly proclaimed, "Vhe have not lost a man in months! Vodka is forbidden to all personnel except the Cosmonauts just before launch! Most of our rocket's parts are tested! AND! All of the systems of our entire space agency and spaceships have been upgraded to Vista!"

The last one sold me!
"When do Vhe leave comrad Dmitri!?"

He giddily replied, "Zah Night Before Christmas!"
I stood, saluted and barked, " I Vhill be there!"

I hope 'ol Saint Nick doesn't get in the way or we Vhill plow right through him!
Cosmonaut Ballmer out!

Friday, October 24

Microsoft - framtidens annonskanal?

Watch, listen and learn people!

Sonic Dreams Still in Play!

Most of you people gave up on Seattle ever having an NBA team back again, but I NEVER give up! I swear that by 2010 there will be a pro team in Seattle again. The first step will be the renovation of Key Arena, a quick hose-down then $150, 000,000 cash injection and my sizeable clout shall accomplish this.
I will do for the NBA what I have done for Microsoft!

Imagine:
The Seattle Lakers! or Seattle Celtics! ..... hmmmmm

Thursday, October 23

FSB RULES!

Wednesday, October 22

My Recent Notable Quotes!

You know what? It's good to be King!
If I sneeze the market jumps, if I clear my throat the pundits quiver, if I scream and dance CNN sends out camera crews who camp outside my estate for weeks! Sometimes I like to just shake things up, so I say stuff like I have in the last couple of weeks:

"... an acquisition of Yahoo! could still make sense economically."

"Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo; there are no discussions between the companies."

“It’s clear Yahoo didn’t want to sell. They probably still think it’s worth more than $33 a share. I still think it makes sense for their shareholders and ours.”

"We're not going to have products that are much more successful than Vista has been."

"...Microsoft will always fundamentally be a software firm, it’s getting revenue from a wider range of activity: for example, it’s the 8th largest seller of advertising in the US."

Speaking of Google Docs, I screamed at a reporter, "You can't even do a footnote!"

"It isn’t practical to wait for Windows 7 instead of deploying Vista!"

“Our next release of Windows will be compatible with Vista. The key is let’s get on with it. We’ll be ready when you want to deploy Windows 7.”

“Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better,”

"Windows Vista is the Best OS ever!"

But Ofcourse You Know, THIS MEANS WAR!




This thunderstorm of lies shall not go unrequited!
Wait until you people see our Dice-man Clay ads! I can't wait!

Tuesday, October 21

WE ROCKED! .... Then Opps!

I will never forget rock'n out with Springsteen and my Zunist friends from all over! It was a very special event for all involved. At the end of the last set I thanked the crowd, House of Blues, The Boss, The local Zune Users Group and the Zuneys I had specially flown in for the event. Truly this was the Zune event of the decade!
However, immediately after the after party (which lasted all night), I had a very important xBox strategy meeting to attend that afternoon back in Redmond and I and my entourage had to rush off, but in the rush made an oversite. The dozen or so Zuners I flew in from overseas had no way back home! I and my people (fired now) forgot to make their travel arrangements back home, ooops! I have been informed that several were able to get back on their own, but a few were arrested for not having visas and vagrancy. Two have yet to be accounted for and are believed to be wandering the streets of Chicago!
If you live in the Chicago area and see a Croatian and a Bolivian who cannot speak English, wearing party hats and carrying Zunes, please do not contact the authorities, call Microsoft and we will handle the matter. There will be a reward for you, Your choice of Zune and a free Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade!


I am not evil

OSX Looks Like Vista! - Thanks Mary Jo!

Back in June '07, Mary Jo Foley of ZDnet fame wrote a stunningly concise article, "Leopard looks like … Vista". Truer words were never spoken! Many of you peolpe out there do not realize the truth, all software is born at Microsoft, even our competitor's! You see the Apple hackers constantly scour our site for hints of what we are planing for the future, they send spys, moles, fake pizza-boys,... In their desperation they even steal experimental betas so far from production that even most MS employees don't realise that we are developing them. They then slap some of their crappy code under these interfaces and claim to have developed it first.
This is why Leopard and all of the so called versions of OSX over the past 5 years looks like Vista, you see, Vista is the real thing. We just take our time to make sure it is done right before releasing to the public. We care, we take our time, we do stable coding. Don't be duped by imitations.
Ms Foley, you have been backing down, trying to explain, apologising, ... DON'T! Stand strong, tell the truth, you were absolutely right all the time, "Leopard looks like Vista!"

Monday, October 20

Real Dan (Fake Steve) Jealous of this Blog!


Fake of a fake fake copy-boy Dan lyons aka FSJ is traveling the world on his book tour, his favorite subject, "Fake Steve Ballmer".
He says the blog is no good, but he can't seem to stop talking about it! Go figure?
He has several extra stupid theories:

1. This blog is actually manufactured in Redmond by nerds in the Microsoft basement.

2. That this blog is actually written by John Dvorak.

3. That this is a "me too" blog, I am copying him.

Like I have said before, "Thiis guy is all washed up, a hack, yesterday's news, unoriginal, burned out, a fake of a fake!"
I am surprised that anybody even bothers to still read that crap he urinates all over the web!
Now he calls himself "Real Dan", so very creative!

Sunday, October 19

Turning Chicago OUT! Boss, Balm, Zune!

The Zunist I flew in never even went to the Ritz top floor that I reserved for them! They insisted that the limos take them straight to the "House of Blues" where they partied for hours before Springsteen and Balm even set-up!

Since Bill and Ozzy could'nt make it (Bill said he was busy 'feeding the poor' or some kinda crap like that) Balm was incomplete so I just joined in with Springsteen and the E Street Band! All he told me was, "Listen Stev-o baby, I've heard your stuff on Virb, so just don't out play me!" I winked.
The Boss and I really jelled and jammed up there! Half way through he started asking me to join the E Street band! I had to dissapoint him and the crowd though, improving Vista is my real life's passion!

The two guys from Zunescene are having a really goooood time!
I have no idea how late we are gonna' go but you should have been here! Chicago baby!

Saturday, October 18

FCEOW '08 - I'm NOT There!

The second FCEOW (Fake CEO's of the World) Conference was held in secret this weekend in an undisclosed location just outside of Orlando.I couldn't be there because of prior commitments but I did Keynote via teleconference.I've heard that Fake Schartz, Fake Gates and Fake Ellison really turned the place out!
Fake Branson emailed me the agenda and it was fascinating! These fake guys are really on the ball! I would wager that they would probably do a better job than their CEO's alter-egos. Maybe I can make it next time, they'll really be surprised to see who I am. You see like I have said before; I am not Steve Ballmer pretending not to be me.Get this, there is a guy who is a fake fake Steve Ballmer who showed up, but he was thrown out after an hour or so for being intoxicated (I heard it was a pretty ugly scene).Real Dan Lie-ons was not even invited!Others (non-CEOs) that showed up but were kept out, afterall this was no freakshow!
These fakes were:Al Gore, Al Sharpton, Alberto Gonzales, Alex Rodriguez, Ann Coulter, Barack Obama, Barbara Walters, Barry Bonds, Bill Clinton, Bill O’Reilly, Bill Richardson, Bob Dylan, Bono, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears, Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Walken, Courtney Love, Dalai Lama, Dan Brown, Dennis Kucinich, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, Dr. Phil, Flava Flav, Fred Thompson, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Jared Fogle, Jayson Blair, Vladimir Putin and others.

Thursday, October 16

And the FSB Award goes to Tynan!

I have decided to give a monthly trophy to my best fans and frequent commenters! You people on Flickr are included too!
This month I am recognizing "Tynan"!
Congratulations on winning an FSB, You guys deserve it!

House of Blues - The Final Call!

October 19, Balm will open up for "the Boss" at the House of Blues in Chicago! (7:30 PM)
I have arranged for the G5 to fly to several countries to pick up the dozen of you who have made the arrangements with my staff. These Zunist will be put up at the top floor of the Ritz (warning: only 5 star, I have reserved the floor for the weekend). 13 others in the US will also be picked up by the G5 on a second run.
The 20 remaining slots will go to Chicago locals on a first come basis.
WARNING!
Be sure to have your Zune with you!
NO Zune, No Ticket! No trip! No Ritz for the weekend! NO EXCEPTIONS!

Anyone who shows up at the door, mentioning me and trying to get in without a Zune will probably be roughed up by the bouncers. (Nunzio and his people have no sense of humor or compassion!)

If you try to get on the G5 without your Zune, you will be unceremoniously kicked off by my BWBG's (Blackwater Bodyguards)!
As for guest, you may bring your "significant other", but that person must have their own Zune or prepare to come solo.
NO EXCEPTIONS!

Looking forward to jamming with you, The Boss and the good people of Chicago!
The after-party will last the entire weekend, the Boss and other special guest will be staying over too! This will go down as the Zune-Event of the decade!

For those who don't make it, you can enjoy my band's music for free at:
virb.com/balm/

Wednesday, October 15

Indisputable! PC's Are Better Than Macs!

From my interview with PC MAGAZINE:

STEVE BALLMER: I think they need a little bit of correction, and you'll see us be much more vigorous about stating the case for the PC. The truth of the matter is, this is ironic. The PC outsells the Mac 33 to 1—32 to 1. And despite the fact that we don't sell PCs, we only sell Windows to people who make PCs. And the attack is actually on the PCs, interestingly enough. You'll see us defend the PC. We're going to talk about why—look, PCs are better than Macs. That is not something that can be debated. 32 out of every 33 times, somebody buys a PC instead of a Mac. I'm not saying that there are not some things that people like about Macs, apparently there are. But have you ever seen a cheap Mac? No.

You know, they like to act like Macs are lightweight, there are much lighter weight PC notebooks. Macs—do they have the best battery power? Of course they don't have the best battery power. Macs tend to have nice screens, but can you get nicer screens for a PC? Of course. Do Macs work in business? No, they do not. Can you get Macs made in your own country? Because in some countries, there's a lot of sort of, you know, what do you call them? Import duties? Taxes? You can't get Macs made in those countries, they make them basically one place in the world, and therefore they get even more expensive.

You know, there are so many—you know, can you find Macs in—I'm very sensitive to exactly what mouse I have on my laptop. Can you find a range of choices? Of course you can't find a range of choices. You know, anyway—can you find the applications you want on the Mac? Well, you don't really get full Microsoft Office. Everything from Apple is available, there are still tons of business applications and there's games—anytime somebody does client software—over time they'll do a Mac client. Maybe nowadays people do the Mac clients mostly to save time, but that's only on the high-volume applications. So 32 out of 33 times people chose PCs, there must be something better about the PC, and that's a story that deserves to be told. I think it's a story of choice.

-Talking points in bold.

Tuesday, October 14

A Child Named Linux!

In Sweden, a NTN (Nasal-toned Nerd) Christian Nielsen and his "girlfriend" Veronica, have had a child, his name: "Linux"!
There are many things which I could say about these people and their poor choice of names and operating systems, but I'm going to be nice here. You see the thing that upsets me so many times lately is when I perceive that I care for other people's children more than they do! In this case I think this little tyke is perfectly adorable and sweet as he can be, but I really have to worry about the Nerds who sired him. Why would you do this to a child? Think of his future! He will be teased, ridiculed, bullied, .... etc. All because his parents wanted to make a "statement". Hey Chris, a baby is not a statement! You should marry his mother! (Yeah I said that) Leave Sweden! Think about HIM for a second!
Life is hard enough people without being named after dysfunctional fringe software!

Sheesh!

Monday, October 13

Apple's New Cheap-o MacBook Floater!

My operatives have obtained a photo of the new MacBook Floater!

Steve Jobs gets his inspiration for these designs while doing "everyday task of life". I wonder what he was doing when he thought up this one?
It's top is polyethelyne, the base is porcelian.
Apple will sell these pieces of crap at $800.

I still wonder, where was Jobs sitting when the inspiration for this gushed out of him?
Why does he call it the floater?

He said it will flush away the competition!
I think not. But, somehow it's form seems strangely appropriate for a Mac.

oops, I would write more, but nature calls.

Nerds in Space!

"Richard Garriott is the first game designer in space. The creator of the Ultima series of video games was launched into orbit 17 hours ago with a crew aboard a Soyuz TMA spacecraft." ... Assoc Press

I fired several of my PR people who suggested that I go to the Space Station as a PR stunt, but now that I have seen Richard do it, it does not look so hard. You just sit there and they blast you into space atop a megaton rocket, engineered and run by Russians. Your eyes are pushed into the back of your head, you throw up all of your innards and spend days queasy and disoriented.
Hmmmm, I used to do that back in college!

Maybe those PR guys weren't so far off. I may rethink this.

BTW:
I can't rehire the PR guys though, we have a strict policy about bringing people back, you see, it would make me look like I was wrong or something.

NASA Video Feed

I Feel Your Pain!

Sunday, October 12

Just a Little Something For the Ladies!

Far be it from me not to give my fans what they want. For those ladies out there who want this full size poster, just email me and I will send you a free one! (poster)






First Video by Fake Steve Ballmer! The first jamm'n fake CEO blogger in the world! Original instrumental composition, "So Far Away From Home" by FSB! Enjoy!!!

Saturday, October 11

Pauly Shore Stops By Da' Crib!

Muh man Pauly Shore came by duh crib to flop n' chill da'odda day maaaan.
Hope I said that right, you see that's how I have to talk when I hang with some of my Hollywood "peeps". Pauly is one happ'nin guy, we have a good time. He keeps calling me "Mista B", I won't allow anyone else to do it though (maybe Paris, Tom, Ricky or Jet).
We played mine sweeper on the surface kitchen counter computer for hours, the kids love him too.
His phone rang, then he pulled this iPhone out of his pocket, he started to answer it when he saw the look of revulsion on my face, "AWH! Man, who put dat in dar!" he then threw it to the floor then started stomping it! lol, "You wanna take a wack too Mista B?" lol, "No, you finnish it off Pauly".
As he left "duh crib" Pauly remembered that he left his Plat'num card back in San-Fran, "can I cop about 50-large your B-shipness, got a little shoppin ta do fo' I get on to da crib", laughing I said, "cash or check again?" He threw his arms waaayy out and said, "cash is sooo large, check will be jest snaz!" I laughed and told Wellington to cut him the check.
As he was on his way out the door, one of the guys from his entourage in the bus ran over and gave me this autographed picture!
Whew! We had such a good time, it's so good to have friends like "dat", lol.

Friday, October 10

Starting to Get Worried!

The market is still tanking and I'm down by $7,693,268,035.03!
Maybe this thing is worse than I thought, maybe it's more than just "paper losses"! I'll have to get into it and go over the portfolio this evening. The people on the lower floors expect me to "feel their pain". I really shouldn't dissapoint them, but it's kinda hard when I stash a few billion in gold in my basement, that stuff has actually been growing! Who'da thunk?

Advice:
People, next time just buy your house outright, it's neater that way.

Thursday, October 9

God Spoke to me Last Night!

It's hard to explain, many of you will not believe, but I've got to tell it anyway.
Last night just after Wellington tucked the kids in and retired for the evening, I decided to go to the south spa alone. As I passed through the Teal-room I began to feel woozy, with nothing to catch ahold of I fell "splat" onto the room's surface-computer, my body face down atop it. I don't know how long I was there, but when I opened my eyes there he was! I was frozen, couldn't speak, it was sooo beautiful words fail. Then the scene changed and I saw a lush green meadow with rolling hills and a gorgeous blue wisp cloudy sky, I could have stayed there forever!
Next everything went blank, then it appeared, I was stunned, I had no idea, ... there was a Microsoft Vista logo floating in front of me, it glowed and moved ever so slowly, I was captivated, enthralled, what doe's this mean? What is HE trying to tell me? Unable to speak or move I thought, "speak master, I will obey". At that moment everything went a brilliant blinding blue! In that sea of blue I saw these words, "ERROR, ERROR, ERROR, ERROR, ....." It was everywhere! I cried, "error is everywhere, there must be an answer, show me the way ... your way!" Then the answer came "CONTROL - DELETE ERROR" Then the floating Vista Logo reappeared, the meadow came back!
BOOM! I saw sparks, lightning, smoke, sooo glorious, such power!
At that point I blacked out again, the next thing I knew I was in my bed, Wellington holding my hand, my kids aside me, several security personnel running about, the grounds medic removing bandages from my face.
"Don't scare us like that again daddy" Charity said.
I responded, "everything is fine baby, Daddy has never felt better, I know my purpose in life now!"

Tuesday, October 7

The Force Unleashed!

Lucas Arts is about to release "The Force Unleashed!" It only runs on the xBox! Yes, The xBox!
All of you who criticised me for kicking that Apple Cult (Bungie) out of Microsoft will now be proven wrong! This game rocks! and we and Lucas did it without those artsy-fartsies! The game is pure adrenaline rush on steroids! At the last minute Lucas changed the main characters face, the above is the original and only those of you intelligent, hip, smooth, and sophisticated enough to read this blog will get to see it. Just so long as we know.

Monday, October 6

Testimony Via PDF!

Sheesh! I had to send an e-mail to Federal court today denying any involvement in the "Vista CapAble" debacle. So I had the sharks make up something for me to sign, just so long as I STAY OFF THE STAND!

"I was not involved in any of the operational decisions about the Windows Vista Capable program. I was not involved in establishing the requirements computers must satisfy to qualify for the Windows Vista Capable program. I was not involved in formulating any market strategy or any public messaging surrounding the Windows Vista Capable program.
To the best of my recollection, I do not have any unique knowledge of nor did I have any unique involvement in any decisions regarding the Windows Vista Capable program. All of my knowledge about those decisions came through other people at Microsoft, notably Jim Allchin, Microsoft's then-co-President, Platforms Products & Services, and Will Poole, Microsoft's then Senior Vice President, Windows Client Business."


Let's just pray these two stick with the truth we've decided on!

Sunday, October 5

Windows Cloud!

I'm wrapping up my Euro-trip here in Paris, so I decided to get out of this God-forsaken, hairy-womaned, foul-smelling, garlic-sucking, girly-man, dentist hell, with a bang! I called a press conference at the foot of that big tower thing and I told them:

"We'll need a new operating system. Just as we have an operating system for the PC, for the phone and for the server, we need a new operating system that runs in the internet!
I bet we'll call it Windows something. We're going to announce it in four weeks. We might even have a trademark by then. So, for today I'll call it Windows Cloud. And Windows Cloud will be a place where you can run arbitrary applications up in the internet that runs .Net!
As part of this push, Microsoft will do more with .Net, Silverlight, Active Directory and SQL Server, among others.
Our strategy is to build a symmetric stack: Windows Server, Windows Cloud, Active Directory, Active Directory with Live IDs as an identity system in the internet, SQL Server and an implementation of SQL Server for the cloud.

Whenever we talk about IT, we've got to have two themes in our minds: doing more with less, and I would say the pendulum swings between more emphasis on 'with less' and more emphasis on 'doing more.
We'll continue to get more powerful computers, more storage, better bandwidth, more disconnected wireless operation."


I saw of few of them yawning, so I cut it short before the stench could reach me.

"I look out in the audience today. Most of you have either a pencil and a piece of paper or nothing. Ten years from now, we will actually have digital screens that are this thin, this light, this flexible [like paper]."

That should get the R&D guys back home scrambling!

Saturday, October 4

No Court for Me!


Microsoft is being sued by a group of whinny mormons attempting to initiate a class action lawsuit against us for deceptive advertising by allowing PC vendors to slap "Vista CapAble" stickers on crappy low-end PC's.
I have instructed our lawyer that I am not to take the stand and testify at all cost! They say they want to know the truth? They can't handle the truth!

Let's just get the truth out here!

Vista was originally supposed to be released prior to the Christmas shopping season '06, but for reasons of our own we had to put off the release until '07 (for Vista this was the 17th and last time we changed the release date).
The PC vendors went wild, Mikey Dell fell to his knees before me and pleaded for help, "Half of our sales are during this quarter, people won't buy! They'll wait! Oh my God! Oh my God!"
I calmly got him up and said, "Really Mike! I'm not your God! But I do know what you mean, we have a plan! Buck up dude."
Still sniffling he whimpered, "Thank you God! What's you plan sir?"
I Replied, "Stop calling me that!" I sat him down in MY chair and explained, "You guys can just slap a sticker on the low-end crap! Have it say 'Windows Vista CapAble', the half decent ones slap 'Premium Ready" on 'em!"
Sounding worried he stuttered, "those boat anchors won't run Vista".
I looked him straight in the eye, "I have the Nasal toned Nerds (NtN's) down in the basement stripping Vista down to Windows 95! We are gonna' call it Vista Home edition, we'll let them upgrade to that!", we both had a good little chuckle. I went over to him, grabbed a pen and paper and wrote - "CapAble"
I winked at him and said "get it?" He stared at it for a few seconds then smiled and slooowly said, "yeah, Cap Able! ... able but with a cap!" He stood and high fived me, he screamed, "Jesus! You are slick!"

... maybe I am, maybe I am!

Steve Fossett Remains Found

My fellow billionaire, adventurer and generous to a fault philantrophist, Steve fossett has been confirmed as having died in a plane wreck in Mammoth lakes. I am greatly saddened by this news, but am relieved that the family at least has closure.



Some of my PR people came into my office and said it would be a good idea if I were to take over where Fossett left off. They said I could:
1. Go to the spacestation.
2. Be the first man on Mars.
3. Successfully jump the Snake River Gourge.
4. Swim to Hawaii
etc .....

They have been fired!
I'll leave Fossett's legacy alone.

Thursday, October 2

FSB Early Graphics!

People love browsing my Flickr repository, I'm now working on #2, here is #1:
Enjoy!
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Wednesday, October 1

More Mystery About Steve Fossett!

Just when it looked like the search for Steve was completely over (he's been declared dead) some of his papers have popped up! They were found by a hiker in Mammoth Lake California, this is weird since witnesses and evidence indicated that Fossett flew North West, but Mammoth is 90 miles due south of the strip he took off from on September 3, 2007. As I have said before:

This story has personally impacted me, seeing that Fossett was a fellow billionaire and acquaintance. But this story is turning into more of a mystery than I would have ever anticipated.
You see, in the search for Fossett, every form of technology known (some unknown) to man has been employed in the search effort: satellites, radar, aerial, foot, dogs, microwave, Internet, seismic, thermal scans, .... and thousands upon thousands of personnel have been involved. BUT NO FOSSETT!

I can't help but wonder, "is something else going on here?"
There has never ever been this level of technology and manpower put into a search for anyone in history, still zilch!
I'm no conspiracy theorist, but, you have to admit this is interesting.
I know the UFO abduction people will have a theory, the Bermuda triangle types, pre-tribulation rapture people, Ozone holers, Swamis', Occultist, ghost busters, trekkies and grassy knollers; but let's be serious! Area 51 is only 200 miles NW of where Fossett was headed (I've been there), what do they know? Could he have been shot down? Beamed out? Black holed? Time warped?

Hopefully he is just on the lamb, laid-up with a couple of thai girls in some ratty hotel outside of Singapore (again).

In any case continue to keep him in your prayers.