Windows 8 Launch Party - 25/10

Cosimo · 24 Oct 2012 at 22:31

This will be 15:00-20:00 BST.

Glaucus · 24 Oct 2012 at 22:33

Any live streams? They've said they are going to stream wp8 launch party.

ChileanLlama · 24 Oct 2012 at 22:36

Glaucus said:
Ay live streams? They've said they are going to stream wp8 launch party.

You mean you're not invited? Look out for the rest of us in the audience

theheyes · 24 Oct 2012 at 22:46

Just play the "fast and fluid" drinking game with the BUILD 2011 videos.

CaptainCrash · 24 Oct 2012 at 22:54

ChileanLlama said:
You mean you're not invited? Look out for the rest of us in the audience

I think we're supposed to make our own excitement, just as we did at the launch of Windows 7...

Glaucus · 24 Oct 2012 at 22:55

ChileanLlama said:
You mean you're not invited? Look out for the rest of us in the audience

That's ok, I'll watch the live stream.

http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-live-streaming-windows-8-event-keynote-24253838/

Only streaming keynote, so one hour ish probably near the start, stream available on ms website.

So 4:15 pm for us?

ChileanLlama · 24 Oct 2012 at 23:02

CaptainCrash said:
I think we're supposed to make our own excitement, just as we did at the launch of Windows 7...

ROFL those were the days. We even had aero windows in our houses back then

KIA · 25 Oct 2012 at 10:17

The stream will probably require Silverlight.

mrk · 25 Oct 2012 at 10:26

ChileanLlama said:
ROFL those were the days. We even had aero windows in our houses back then

"We"?

PiKe · 25 Oct 2012 at 10:31

Collectively, windows users.

Mr-White · 25 Oct 2012 at 10:35

Can't be any worse than those cringe worthy Apple launches.

MW

anything I don't mind · 25 Oct 2012 at 13:40

If you get the live stream please post it.

KIA · 25 Oct 2012 at 14:44

Stream will be at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/

smr · 25 Oct 2012 at 15:05

Blimey, Bill Gates has aged a bit since I last saw a pic of him.

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2012 at 15:44

Live. Stream is up
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/presskits/windows/liveevent.aspx

Nothing on it yet though.

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2012 at 16:06

Spits coffee out.

You telling me no one picked up on this.

music has started now as well. 12mins to go.

KIA · 25 Oct 2012 at 16:18

Are they late?

NathanE · 25 Oct 2012 at 16:19

Shock as an iPad fails to render a web page correctly...

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2012 at 16:20

NathanE said:
Shock as an iPad fails to render a web page correctly...

, nothing wrong with we page, android displays it identically. Just what does the pic in the video look like.

Yes they're late, video now says 11:17am

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2012 at 16:20

Ok we now have action, some sort of intro.