Steven Levy
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Jun 1, 2007 03:49 PM
The fifth annual “D” Conference,
run by the Wall Street Journal with hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara
Swisher, was so full of digiluminaries that nearly every time the name
of some tech macher was invoked, the person in question was spotted in the audience. The highlight of the event was a joint appearance
by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs -- closer to a lovefest than a smackdown,
but not without some barbed interchanges or two. (Like when Jobs
mentioned how much he liked Bill’s Zune team because “they’re our
customers” for iPod.)
There were also a host of new products, news of which was embargoed until their release at the conference. I’ve already covered one in depth: Microsoft Surface.
Here’s a rundown of a few more. Please note that these are not official
product reviews--none of them have undergone careful evaluation in the
field:
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