Episode 110: Microsoft on the Surface

Episode 110 originally broadcast on July 14, 2007

The School of Business for July 14, 2007

This week we start off with a quote from Jonathan Winters about swimming for it. Our History lesson consists of President Richard Nixon announcing his trip to China this week in 1971, the US and the Soviet Union meet in outer space this week in 1975, and parking meters debuted this week in 1935. Our vocabulary lesson has us pondering "ambimoustrous." Lastly, John tells us a story about the BBC trying to reach Bob Marley via email.

Chris Bernard of Microsoft

In this continuation segment, Chris Bernard details the cost, utilization and potential of Microsoft Surface, including its use in casinos and digital signage, and how it represents a natural evolution in computing. They also discuss Microsoft's move toward an online productivity suite because of their belief in solutions that are relevant and affordable to small businesses, giving them the most productivity from hybrid environment. We also hear about their involvement in Open Source community, bringing them one on one with theirs customers needs and desires.

WebXtra - Chris Bernard

Flashback - Chris Bernard

Today we Flashback (only 1 week) to Erica O'Grady's interview with Chris Bernard, Microsoft's first ever experienced End User Evangelist. Chris explains that his main role is as an evangelist for design, both internally and externally, while at the same time being an advocate for the design profession. They discuss feedback from community after the redesign of Office 2007 and the evolution and simplification of Windows.