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    Ballmer Talks 8 Million Kinect Sales, Windows Phone 7, Avatars

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    January 6, 2011
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      1Ballmer Talks 8 Million Kinect Sales, Windows Phone 7, Avatars

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      by Nicholas Kolakowski

      2Consumer Tech

      2

      In contrast to many of 2010’s conferences, where he focused on business or developer initiatives such as Windows Azure, Ballmer used his CES 2011 keynote to highlight Kinect, Windows Phone 7 and other, more consumer-y aspects. Well, that’s why they call it the Consumer Electronics Show.

      3Big Bets

      3

      Microsoft’s product lines are the result of “big technology bets that we’ve made,” Ballmer said, including investments in cloud and natural user interface.

      4Kinect and Xbox 360

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      Ballmer announced that Kinect sold more than 8 million units in the 60 days since its release.

      5Entertainment Hub

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      Microsoft has designs on the living room, partnering with Netflix and Hulu to offer entertainment channels through Kinect. In theory, that will place Microsoft in more direct competition with Apple TV and Google TV, which also stream content.

      6Ballmers Avatar

      6

      At one point, Ballmer left the stage and “reappeared” as a Kinect avatar.

      7Avatar Kinect

      7

      In coming months, Microsoft will roll out Avatar Kinect, which will allow users to interact with others in virtual environments.

      8Windows Phone

      8

      Ballmer told the audience that Windows Phone 7’s applications storefront now offers 5,500 apps. He also confirmed that a series of software updates will be pushed automatically to Windows Phone 7 owners over the next few months.

      9ARM-Based Windows

      9

      Ballmer discussed how the next version of Windows will support SoC (system-on-a-chip) architecture, including ARM-based systems from partners such as Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas Instruments.

      10Windows Hybrids

      10

      Although Ballmer offered no Windows-based tablets in the “conventional” Apple iPad- or Samsung Galaxy Tab-style format, he did show off some upcoming laptops that heavily utilize touch screens.

      11Windows Phone 7

      11

      Ballmer offered no hard numbers for Windows Phone 7 sales in the months since the platform’s release, but he did reiterate that Microsoft will continue to push the smartphones “aggressively.”

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