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allaboutsymbian
March 15th, 2010, 21:20
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You could argue that Steve Ballmer's classic "developers, developers, developers" mantra is more important to the success of Windows Phone 7 Series (http://www.engadget.com/tag/WindowsPhone7Series/) than of any other product in recent Microsoft history, so it comes as no surprise that he's pulled it out of his hat one more time (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/live-from-steve-ballmers-ces-2010-keynote/) for MIX10 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MIX10/) today. Demoing how easy it is to take advantage of the platform's many rapid-development features, the team showed off a gangly Silverlight (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Silverlight/) version of the big guy in lieu of the real deal (apparently he had a scheduling conflict and couldn't be around for the event). Ballmer actually recorded a "developers, developers, developers!" rant just for the app, which the visage chants incessantly; you can adjust voice pitch and throw the doll around with a few flicks of the hand. Scary? Yes, yet somehow, we'd pay $0.99 for it. Follow the break for video.Continue reading Ballmer's visage evoked for 'developers, developers, developers' demo app on Windows Phone 7 Series (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/ballmers-visage-evoked-for-developers-developers-developers/)
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