Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 launch (III)

Continued from Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 launch (II)..

So, off we went to have some tea / coffee (and some cupcakes?) WHAT?!!@# just tea adn coffee. Man, is there something wrong with my eyes? I scanned through tables the whole serving area, no finger food, nothing , just tea and coffee.Probably Microsoft was trying to promote healthy living, so they skip the cakes / finger food, or they were just plain CHEAPSKATE.  Well, a person's loss is another person's gain. As we sat down for early breakfast in Starbucks Sunway Pyramid (since it's the only place that we saw opened so early, around 8am.), we saw quite a number of customers who are also holding the same Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 booklet as us.Anyway, Micrsoft's Courtesy. FAILED.

We finished breakfast and head back to Convention Centre around 9am.Event started on time and the first person who delivered the speech was Azli Jamil (General Manager, Local Software Innovation at Microsoft).(Click here for Azli Jamil.) If you need some pointers on how NOT to give a speech, Azli Jamil is definitely the RIGHT person to go to. Normally, one would say something like this "Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to have you , our business partners, our customers to attend this launch today." But, Azli had to delivered this way, "Ladies and gentlemen, *looks at screen* we are proud *looks at screen* to have  *looks at screen* you, our business *looks at screen* .............." Well, you get the drift. He was pausing so often to look at the screen on what to say, his speech constantly interrupted. That my friend is. PREPARATION. failed.

eenThe nightmare seemed to have ended once Dave Mendlen (Senior Director of Developer Marketing at Microsoft Corp) , and David Salomon (I forgot what's his post in Microsoft) started talking about the features of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Both Davids were able to project an energetic feel and presentation. Although hearing numerous "awesome"  remarks about Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 , can still be a bit annoying. Anyhow, PRESENTATION. YAY

To be continued....