demo · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Microsoft Surface Demo @ CES 2008
BotJunkie · 0 HN recommenders · 0 recommendation months
Recommended by 0 Hacker News commenters across 0 months (2009–2017).
SignalTube analysis
Among 51 other demo videos tagged GUI, HCI & interface history, the mean is 1.6 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 0 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 0 distinct months; the peer average is 1.8 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
0% of its 4 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2009–2017; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. A verified runtime is not present in the current metadata snapshot. A verified YouTube publication date is not present in the current metadata snapshot.
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- Hacker News mention years
- 2009–2017
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Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other demo videos in GUI, HCI & interface history. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Demo @ CES 2008Current video | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)demo · Marcel | 8 | 8 | 40% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Festivaldemo · TheTedNelson | 7 | 10 | 55% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Ivan Sutherland Sketchpad Demo 1963demo · Interface Studies | 5 | 5 | 38% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Ask HN: Other innovative companies like 3M?”. Its short rationale: Original Surface listed as a Microsoft innovation.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Why Tim Cook Is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple”. Its short rationale: Demo of the original Surface smart table.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Apple asks court to ban Samsung’s Galaxy Note and Galaxy S III from US”. Its short rationale: Shows Microsoft Surface touch manipulation predating iPhone.