Comment Feed for Channel 9 - Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives http://media.ch9.ms/ch9/81e3/dc03e0fe-266a-45ab-8272-3e89fefb81e3/Ping158_220.jpg Channel 9 - Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives I think we finally perfected the virtual Paul experience! Check us out this week and let us know what you think! Here's the rundown: Microsofties going back to High School  [07:42] Ballmer talks about the future [03:08] Stocking the Windows Store with quality apps [16:14] Microsoft gives..a LOT  [21:44] en Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:51 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:51 GMT Rev9 Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives I though the High School link might have been to the new Surface Ad:

 

posted by Ian2

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860536488147676 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:54:08 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860536488147676 Ian2 Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives

, Ian2 wrote

I though the High School link might have been to the new Surface Ad... 

Nope, this commercial was released after we filmed the episode.  What do you think of the commercial, though?

posted by PaulMest

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860579952934616 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:06:35 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860579952934616 PaulMest Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives It reminds me back when I was in Foundation, it said Computer Science, but we learnt how to use Microsoft Word 2003.

IMO, selling OS without apps is just like selling house in deserted island or jungle.

posted by watermelon

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860589635606209 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:22:43 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860589635606209 watermelon Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives @Paul II: Personally I am not that keen on the ad I preferred the more geek friendly  'pre-ad'.

That said, I think it is probably just the kind of ad that is needed to get some mass market appeal. 

BTW There is a whole thread about Surface Ads in the Coffeehouse

Shouldn't you be tucked up in bed?

posted by Ian2

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860688830064957 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:08:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860688830064957 Ian2 Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives Taught yourself Visual Basic?  Bah, you young whipper snapper.  I taught myself BASIC on a Commodore 64.  Stored my programs on tape.  When we wanted to load a program, we pressed "play", then we went outside to play while it loaded, came back four hours later, and then we could play the game.

Now get off my lawn.

posted by Yakko Warner

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860876283783245 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:20:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634860876283783245 Yakko Warner Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives

, Yakko Warner wrote

When we wanted to load a program, we pressed "play", then we went outside to play while it loaded, came back four hours later, and then we could play the game.

[In a child-like voice] Is that why it's called "play", Grandpa? Wink

posted by PaulMest

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861025314498747 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:28:51 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861025314498747 PaulMest Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives Yay surface Smiley

 

Hmm the ad is a little weird, not for me.

posted by IRB

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861563087863534 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:25:08 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861563087863534 IRB Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives Hmm, looks like you're a bit like the same as me, thought myselfs C# before I got in high school where I learned Action Script, then studying C++ in uni where I now am Smiley

The new setup looks nice, but the sound from Pauls Skype call sounds a bit weird, maybe its the volume level or something like that.

Anyhow, I dont believe its the amount of apps that counts. It doesn't matter if you got 30 Facebook/Twitter apps where they are all slow and buggy. If you had one briliant well developed Facebook app, it would be enough for me. I feel that a lot of apps on the current WP platform is lacking a lot of support and updates. The Spotify app for example feels (even worse) than Vista when it was in its early beta stages, and the Facebook app is realllyyy slow. If Microsoft would be able to keep their apps fast and bug-free, I believe it would be nice inspiration to other developers who might be able to even write even better apps.

And Paul, it would be awesome if you where able to make apps that doesn't affect the apps performance and still is not annoying the user Big Smile

posted by martinmine

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861635074187267 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:25:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861635074187267 martinmine Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives posted by Big Red Dog

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861685694227195 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:49:29 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634861685694227195 Big Red Dog Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives It would be in Microsoft's best interest to have this show broadcast to the masses.  Laura & Paul break it down so folks like me can understand what's new with Microsoft. 

Regarding the apps, I'm not worried; the apps will come in a hurry, afterall, it's Windows, not Linux.

Regarding the commercials, I think they're great.  My only gripe is that Microsoft has NOT explained to the average consumer, the difference between Windows 8 and RT.  That is a serious mistake.  Way back when, I recall Sinofsky or some MSFT rep saying "not to worry, we'll explain it."  They haven't and the commercials give the impression that Windows 8 is on the Surface devices.

Simply put,

Windows RT should NEVER had the desktop option; confuses things.

Windows 8 Surface devices should have been released first.

posted by JustinMSalvato

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634862002536728896 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:37:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634862002536728896 JustinMSalvato Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives

, Justin​MSalvato wrote

It would be in Microsoft's best interest to have this show broadcast to the masses.  Laura & Paul break it down so folks like me can understand what's new with Microsoft. 

Compliment of the year, right here!  Thanks!

posted by PaulMest

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634862384570562613 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:14:17 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634862384570562613 PaulMest Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives I like the new setup with Paul in the little box on the left.
For some reason Paul seems to have gotten more informative now that he's doing the show remotely. Maybe it's because he has less distractions. 

posted by dentaku

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634862763629155752 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:46:02 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634862763629155752 dentaku Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives

, Paul II wrote

*snip*

Compliment of the year, right here!  Thanks!

It's true and you're welcome!

posted by JustinMSalvato

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634863260986179807 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:34:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634863260986179807 JustinMSalvato Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives Hey Laura, is Hot Apps dead?

posted by JustinMSalvato

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634867537409719044 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:22:20 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634867537409719044 JustinMSalvato Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives

, dentaku wrote

I like the new setup with Paul in the little box on the left.
For some reason Paul seems to have gotten more informative now that he's doing the show remotely. Maybe it's because he has less distractions. 

Haha, I may have fewer distractions, but I have a ton more to do.  Funny how that works!

I'm glad you noticed a positive difference. I think the difference is that we have been much more consistent about determining the stories the night before so that I have time to research some of the unclear points and distill them into interesting anecdotes.

posted by PaulMest

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634868344263945863 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:47:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634868344263945863 PaulMest Re: Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives Just wondering, will there be a Ping Live Show on Build Conference Big Smile?

posted by watermelon

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634869058416258547 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:37:21 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-158-Ballmer-talks-the-future-Microsofties-hit-High-School-Stocking-the-Windows-Store-Microsoft-#c634869058416258547 watermelon