Yeah, well, maybe. But before we get into that, let's get a few things straight.

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First, it's not a search engine, it's a "." Got it? Good. That distinction is apparently important. Why, I'm not exactly sure.

Also: Your fingers aren't actually fingers, they're individualized keyboard activators. And your eyes? Binocular sensory input devices.

By and large, the cynical journos on hand for Ballmer's dog and pony show seem to be (or, if you will, northerly directed opposable digits). Then again, most of those people are basing their thumbage entirely on the demo.