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Steve Ballmer inherits Bill Gates’ CES keynote

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By Wolfgang Gruener   
Friday, August 29, 2008 14:21
Berlin (Germany) - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced today that the chief executives of Microsoft, Sony and Ford will deliver keynote addresses at the 2009 International CES tradeshow. Most notably, of course, is the fact that Steve Ballmer now has the honor of delivering the CES opening keynote for the first time, effectively succeeding Bill Gates as the pre-CES keynote speaker.

There was something warm and fuzzy about the 2008 CES pre-show (Day 0) keynote when Microsoft chairman and co-founder Bill Gates spoke for the last time at the event. Gates had grown into an institution over the years with several memorable keynotes delivered in 1998 and from 2000 to 2008 (Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer held the keynote in 1999.)

The CEA now invited Steve Ballmer as the pre-CES keynote speaker for the show for the very first time. And we can’t help but have a warm and fuzzy feeling about that as well, but are certain that Steve Ballmer inevitably will be compared to Gates, his charisma, his visions, promises and stage presence.

Day 1 keynote speakers include Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer and Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford.
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