Bill Gates showed up at MIX06. Being a Certified Microsoft Partner, we [at iconcertina] had to tune in to what he had to say. You can do the same by clicking this webcast (Windows Media Player).

A BIG part of his presentation focused on how web sites and traditional application are coming together. Naturally, this plays well with the new Internet Explorer 7. There were guests from MySpace and BBC talking about how Microsoft is helping them.

On the negative side, IE7 is part of the upcoming OS - VISTA - which is delayed again. The most serious concern in the bloggosphere following Microsoft’s presentation was that things are moving VERY sloooowly. On the REAL funny side, Steve Ballmer’s Developers video is gathering momentum. It’s almost as popular as the funny Mentos + Coke videos.

Not surpringly, no one from Google attended. Kinda disappointing.

Note: Originally posted at SmartApps