# bill gates gives demo of the Microsoft Surface

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**Created:** [January 8, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-gates-gives-demo-of-the-microsoft-surface/41445 "2008-01-08T08:28:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bill-gates-gives-demo-of-the-microsoft-surface/41445/13 "2008-01-08T14:01:38Z")

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> [@Zer0DazE](#):
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> are you kidding? i could think of a million uses.
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> think of it as a coffee table computer that could control your whole house, or larger and as a conference table. it would be stupid easy to share/update ideas and documents that need to be used by more than 1 user.
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> edit:  
> shit, even the vid in robs post (didnt click that link before) says its the coolest coffee table money can buy 🙂

im not saying that I couldn’t put it to use, but mainstream america, and what i would guess the cost to be… i can’t picture a market for it 😕

don’t get me wrong im all about cool gui shit, in fact its highest on my list in terms of OS’s, thats why i love vista so much despite all of its flaws 😃

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