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So Bill Gates gave his final CES keynote address yesterday at CES (January 6, 2008). I still contend he’ll be back in some form, likely in 5-10 years with another keynote and charging a hefty speaker fee (a la President Ronald Regan’s $1+ million per appearance).

Gaming wasn’t tops on his list of stuff to chat about, but he did spend several minutes with the Xbox 360 (and in terms of Billy-G’s income, that’s about $1600 per minute).

From the Gadgetell Live Blog of the keynote:

10:25 PM: “In the US, the Xbox business is in a ‘very, very good place.‘ I’m excited to announce tonight that we have passed the 10 million user mark on Xbox Live. We’re brining ABC shows to Xbox Live, and expanding the video content available. In addition, MGM Studios is putting content on Xbox Live as well.“

He did make mention if IPTV which is the biggest Xbox 360 news from CES so far.

The IPTV will IPTV be available through the console Christmas 2008. According to Engadget, the IPTV service will include live streaming broadcasts and record a show while you play a game. During his keynote, he flipped between gaming and TV. No word on the cost or whether or not you’ll be able to record your game.

Gates also mentioned an HD-DVD player add-on for Xbox 360, though that’s not really that new unless, of course, it turns out to be an internal device.

Read [Gadgetell]  Also Read [Engadget and Engadget]

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