Frank says I'm not in stealth mode. True - but wait till I have a product to push. This is just warm ups.
Here's the host and the honored guest - the going away party boy. Dave is heading out to Boston - and this is probably his last "meatspace" appearance for a while.
Joi is really starting to get his "leadership" act together, understanding how a worldwide coalition of open standards and formats can really help build the semantic web and foster compelling interaction and new kinds of on-line communities.
Whether it's 'emergent democracy', 'moblogging' or 'digital lifestyles' - Joi is one guy who's gonna help make a difference. Throwing the party is just one example....
Joi has this balance between Western intellect, American charisma and California entreprenuer, with Asian silence, ability to listen and slowly move mountains.
I got to talk to Reid again - after meeting him at another earlier Joi party.
We were talking about tiered pricing structures - like Adrian Scott has in Ryze. Not only is there a free and paid version of the "environment", but there are actually three tiers - including the cheapest one - which only turns certain features on - between 8-12 every night.
What a brilliant new way to sell software!
Hopefully we can get Reid interesting in spending some money and building companies in "this space." We need more people like him.
Scoble the noble one.
I got to sit with Robert, his wife Maryam, Kim Polese, Holly Near and a few others. The appetizers weren't that great, but the conversation was intense. Then I roamed around and by the time I came back - there was no more food left!
But having Robert there - praising Microsoft was worth it.
He's taken the red pell that's for sure.
He couldn't tell us much about Longhorn, but once it goes into testing, we'll have plenty of time to get out of the way, as the dinsoaur's foot reaches the ground. Afterall - we're all just small furry green creatures, right?
And who survived the Ice Age? Credit goes to Barlow for that one........
And if you wanna sneak preview of Longhorn, just look here at what Paul Thurott has to say.
