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'''PDC 2003''' (2003 [[Professional Developers Conference]]) - an event hosted by Microsoft in [[Los Angeles Convention Center]] on October 27-31, 2003. The conference went down in history as one of the most grandiose and promising conferences ever hold by the company. PDC 2003 became a stage for [[Windows "Longhorn"]] revealing and was called ''"Longhorn" PDC'' by Bill Gates during its keynote.
'''PDC 2003''' (2003 [[Professional Developers Conference]]) - an event hosted by Microsoft in [[Los Angeles Convention Center]] on October 27-31, 2003. The conference went down in history as one of the most grandiose and promising conferences ever hold by the company. PDC 2003 became a stage for [[Windows "Longhorn"]] revealing and was called ''"Longhorn" PDC'' by Bill Gates during its keynote.

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Los Angeles Convention Center during PDC 2003
PDC 2003 desktop wallpaper

PDC 2003 (2003 Professional Developers Conference) - an event hosted by Microsoft in Los Angeles Convention Center on October 27-31, 2003. The conference went down in history as one of the most grandiose and promising conferences ever hold by the company. PDC 2003 became a stage for Windows "Longhorn" revealing and was called "Longhorn" PDC by Bill Gates during its keynote.

Schedule

The schedule of the conference can be found on the archived Microsoft PDC 2003 Agenda and Sessions web page.

The keynotes

Bill Gates' keynote

Bill Gates at PDC 2003

Red vs. Blue

Before Bill Gates went on the stage an humorous Red vs. Blue Halo video was demonstrated to attendees. The video is still available for download from Micorosft Download Center - Red vs. Blue PDC Video.

Summary

Gates discussed key catalysts in software development, pointing to a variety of trends driving the next wave, including Web services interoperability, proliferation of smart clients and software and hardware innovation. He highlighted key characteristics of the next wave: developers building connected systems using Web services that reflect the dynamic nature of the real world; software making oceans of digital information more meaningful and actionable; and new breakthrough user experiences, improving interactions between people, groups and organizations.

Gates detailed several waves of Microsoft platform software to facilitate applications development, including the Visual Studio® "Whidbey" development tools, Microsoft SQL Server TM "Yukon," smart device software and Windows "Longhorn." Gates highlighted how Microsofts integrated platform approach, with support from a broad developer ecosystem, provides a strong foundation for developers to pursue the next wave of software opportunities.

"It's an exciting time to be a software developer," Gates said. "Continuing hardware advances, powerful tools and the potential of anything on the Internet to become a building block all make it a great time to do pioneering work. Microsoft is investing heavily to make Windows the optimal platform for developers who want to build on this next wave of innovation."

Jim Alchin's keynote

Jim Allchin at PDC 2003

Amazon.com demo

Windows "Longhorn" at PDC 2003

Hillel Cooperman's demo

Get users to fall in love with your software

Main article: AERO: the new Windows "Longhorn" User Experience (Get users to fall in love with your software)

PDC Goodies: "Longhorn" build 4051

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