LAS VEGAS - Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy spends so much time slamming Microsoft that it's amazing his company gets any work done.
His "Top 10" list secured his position as the King of Corn. Most of the gags were topical references to Las Vegas, the gambling and show business capital of the U.S., where Comdex takes place each year.
McNealy delighted the audience with his "Top 10 signs that Microsoft just bought 20% of Las Vegas."
10. Magicians Siegfried and Roy have a new trick that makes Judge Jackson disappear.
9. On every fourth pull the slot machines have to be rebooted.
8. The rollercoaster at the New York New York hotel only goes down.
7. The pirates at the Treasure Island hotel really steal your money.
6. The headquarters for Windows 2000 marketing moves to the Mirage hotel.
5. Crooner Wayne Newton changes his signature tune to "Start me up."
4. All new development stops immediately.
3. Microsoft buys 20% of Reno and Atlantic City and puts Windows CE in all the gaming machines.
2. The showgirls all strip down to their Visual Basics.
1. The biggest game in town is Monopoly.
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