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A few weeks back, an unlucky Xbox owner shipped off his customized Bungie autographed console to Microsoft's repair center, and to his horrors they wiped it clean. Bungie resigned a console for him, but now, Microsoft is chiming in with a new console with Bill's signature on it and hundreds of dollars worth of new video games.
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OMG, I can hear the fanboys battling already. Here's a video from last night's CES 2008 keynote, Bill Gates' last for the foreseeable future. And I know its scripted, edited and contrived, but I'm sold: The man is a cool geek. He's not cool in a fonzie/Jobs kind of way in this video. But very much like how he seemed at total ease with his geekiness and place in the universe at Mossberg and Swisher's All Things D conference the guy just looks happy here. (Especially while playing goofy and modest butt of the joke with this short's star studded cast.) He seems nothing like the anti-antitrust mogul with a killer instinct and "bad taste" we learned to hate in Pirates of Silicon Valley. Fanboys, get to your comment battle stations. Just leave me out of it — I only wrote the headline. [Link]
This Video Makes Bill Gates Look Cooler Than Steve Jobs
OMG, I can hear the fanboys battling already. Here's a video from last night's CES 2008 keynote, Bill Gates' last for the foreseeable future. And I know its scripted, edited and contrived, but I'm sold: The man is a cool geek. He's not cool in a fonzie/Jobs kind of way in this video. But very much like how he seemed at total ease with his geekiness and place in the universe at Mossberg and Swisher's All Things D conference the guy just looks happy here. (Especially while playing goofy and modest butt of the joke with this short's star studded cast.) He seems nothing like the anti-antitrust mogul with a killer instinct and "bad taste" we learned to hate in Pirates of Silicon Valley. Fanboys, get to your comment battle stations. Just leave me out of it — I only wrote the headline. [Link]
ces 2008
Bill Gates CES Keynote Subject Matter Speculation by the Seattle PI
The Seattle PI does great Microsoft reporting due to its proximity to HQ. But I'm not sure this piece about Bill Gates' keynote subject matter is anything but speculation. Don't get riled up by the new Xbox or Media Center rumors then. [SeattlePI]
interviews
Bill Gates Oozes Cool, Chip Fat
We just spotted a series featuring technology superstars on CBS's 60 Minutes show. The interviews may not be new, but the show teasers are awesome. The best of the bunch is by far the interview with Bill Gates, whose usually modest demeanor is thrown out the window. Check it out after the jump: More »
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Steve Ballmer has revealed that his relationship with the world's most famous Zune owner, Bill Gates, is akin to that of a husband and wife. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, everyone's favorite chief exec talked about "the husband-wife-brother thing," he has goin' on with Bill Gates. And then he just took the analogy one step too far:
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Ballmer Describes Relationship with Gates as "Husband-Wife," Brings Wrong Images to our Minds
zune
So let's hear it from the main man himself, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, introducing his new Zune babies and ticking off the new features and interface in this Microsoft-produced video. Although Gates mentions a November ship date, he's not as specific as Amazon's precise November 13th rollout day. The MS chief also touts wireless auto syncing on the new Zune, one of our fave features, too. [Zune Online]
Gates Talks Zune 2
So let's hear it from the main man himself, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, introducing his new Zune babies and ticking off the new features and interface in this Microsoft-produced video. Although Gates mentions a November ship date, he's not as specific as Amazon's precise November 13th rollout day. The MS chief also touts wireless auto syncing on the new Zune, one of our fave features, too. [Zune Online]
all things d
Live Rumble: Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs vs. Swisher vs. Mossberg
7:15 The show is about to start, and I've got major butterflies. Fingers don't fail me. More »
all things d
What to Expect from Steve vs. Bill (And Who Will Win?)
It seems ridiculous to compare tech moguls to pro wrestlers and prize fighters, but I can't stop. More »
wsj
Gates and Jobs to Share Stage at WSJ's No-Holds Barred Tech Conf
Mark your calendars folks, cause on May 30th hell is gonna freeze over. That day Microsoft hotshot Bill Gates will sit down with his holyness Steve Jobs to talk tech at the WSJ's D5: All Things Digital Conference, an "unscripted" and "informal" gathering of the tech world's big shots. And sitting in between the two giants drilling them with questions will be none other than the WSJ's, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, both co-hosts and co-founders of the conference. The conf will take place in Cali's Four Seasons Hotel Aviara, half an hour north of San Diego (where else would you hold an informal tech conference). So what do you think, guys, will Jobs and Gates go at it from the start? Will Mossberg have enough fastballs to throw their way? This is sounding more and more like the tech world's pay-per view event of the year. More »
adwatch
The Unreleased Mac vs. PC Ad: Hodgman Delivers Message from Jobs
Is this a video of John Hodgman improving a Mac vs. PC commercial, tearing apart Vista shred by shred by improv? There isn't any of that "baby music" and the audio sounds raw. The language seems to be in the personal style of his book, Areas of My Expertise, which I find incredibly inspiring and distracting when I try to listen to it while I blog. Yes, if I am anything, I am a conflicted man. Give it a listen. More »Steve Jobs Fights Bill Gates With Light Sabers
You'd think an animated comic that contained both the original Mac/PC battle mashed up with the most elegant weapons from the Jedi/Sith conflict would be Geek Entertainment Bonanza. It's not quite that, but for the those who stalk the Dear Leaders, here's yet another thing to watch. More »
media
Gates Lashes Out at Apple's Mac vs. PC Ads and Speaks of Life After Vista
Now that the wow has officially started, Bill Gates managed to take some time out and sit down with with Newsweek's Steven Levy to talk about what we can expect from Microsoft's next operating system and what he thinks of those Mac vs PC ads. So what did Gates have to say about Apple.... More »
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OMG, I can hear the fanboys battling already. Here's a video from last night's CES 2008 keynote, Bill Gates' last for the foreseeable future. And I know its scripted, edited and contrived, but I'm sold: The man is a cool geek. He's not cool in a fonzie/Jobs kind of way in this video. But very much like how he seemed at total ease with his geekiness and place in the universe at Mossberg and Swisher's