rc28

homer_s

True story.

nachobel

joncoffee

So, i do hope your quality improves for your sake, and you can truly be a tech blog with integrity. You have many mac fans to keep you afloat for a while, but i'm sure the more sane amongst them will jump ship.

Good bye.

joncoffee

WiwiJumbo

UKgit

sgodun

Don't get me wrong, it would have been cool and Gates would have won... but does it really matter?

vince77

Nothing wrong with showing how much you like Apple/Jobs, just try to maintain some perspective, ya know?

It bears repeating.

strider_mt2k

Now, I'm an Apple fanboy, but there are enough Apple fanboy sites out there, and I read Gizmodo to get the news(?) about things that are not Apple.

Nothing wrong with showing how much you like Apple/Jobs, just try to maintain some perspective, ya know?

XtremeCamera

That's bound to shake up your compass a bit.

strider_mt2k

I know you are all excited to find out Steve Jobs reads your site and all, but that is no excuse to completely shirk your duties as a reporter in favor of bashing Bill Gates. He talked about a lot of very interesting technological innovations, in fact most of the interview was him talking about his vision of the next 10 years of computing while the moderators made fun of Jobs for answering every question by saying that they were doing exciting things he couldn't talk about. However, you wrote them all off as being "confusing" or just Gates "going off."

What a waste of time to read.

L. M. Lloyd

dj-kenpo

a) Despite OS wars, fanboys, and you two being the only game in town (wah linux wah) proof that you and Mr. Gates really do thrive off each others competition is great.

b) Your competition leaves us with two computing platforms, while both have their flaws, and this is a good thing. It brings innovation to the table (and I'm sure Microsoft enjoys not having the M word thrown around since Apples rise in popularity).

c) Your professional-ism towards one another was commendable.

With all that said, I was very disappointed with the fact you were not packing heat. Next time I see you and Billy it better be in a Battle Royale situation. One isolated island, you, Gates, Linus, that D-bag from Dell, that Highlander fucker from Sony, and pure mayhem for 72 hours. Last man standing wins (you're the only one with Reality Distortion, you got this in the bag). Mossy, make it happen for D6. Big Ups to you Jobs, now where's my iPhone?

thechansen

Mike918

Love the marriage comment. I like a CEO with a sense of humor... and vision.

wwalkersd

banmojo

Who is Gates trying to fool? ... with his new "Surface," he's going to make it easier to track anyone and anything. Anyone ever see the movie Antitrust? Haha .. reminds me what Mr. Robin Williams said in his "Live on Broadway" Skit :

"And now we have Mr. Gates .. In Gates We Trust" .. Mr. Gates, when did you realize you created a monopoly? "Monopoloy sentaor.. hell I'm trying to run the f*cking World! Now its IT, Information Technology. Soon, it will be Total information Technology, TIT .. and when we have you by the TIT, you'll be sucking on the motherboard!"

Acemonster

sum0belly

iomatic

Roflgoat

bdkennedy1

"Gates: [To paraphase, he sees a lot of little interesting UI hacks. Honestly, I tuned out.]"

Get otta here

DeadPlasmaCell

Steve Jobs 2007, "Psych! All your media are belong to us!"

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Bill Gates (to Steve Jobs) 1997, "Resistance is futile."

Bill Gates 2007, "Why, you slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler!"

Windhawk

We're the luckiest guys in the planet, and we found what we love to do, and were in the right place at the right time. It's hard to beat that. Your family and that.

COSELL: Jobs has addressed the audience, has said that he and Gates are the luckiest guys on the planet. The audience is in stunned silence now, they hadn't expected that kind of elegiac eloquence from a man best known for his lightning uppercut. Here and there in the audience you can see people wiping tears from the corners of the eyes. This is truly a momentous occasion in the history of boxing, ladies and gentlemen. I daresay there isn't a dry eye in the house.

Perhaps the ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give. I'm just telling it like it is. Ladies and gentlemen, from ringside here at D Now, this is Howard Cosell for Gizmodo Sports. Goodnight.

bunny_rabid

dd5

Well that sucked.

spenc938

HazyTodd

xanderjanz

"COSELL: And now they're -- ladies and gentlemen, I've never seen anything like this in my career as a sportscaster -- Gates and Jobs are hugging each other, quite affectionately now, it's clear there is no animosity between them. The crowd is growing restive, booing now, this isn't the fight they paid to see... Ringside, Manager Ballmer is beside himself, he's apopletic with fury, ladies and gentlemen, throwing down a towel now and yelling at the referee to stop the match..."

ROFL, Then Gates & Jobs give eachother a high five and jump into the crowd and begin to whip the piss out of everyone

DeadPlasmaCell

sum0belly

sum0belly

We've kept our marriage secret for over a decade.

COSELL: And now they're -- ladies and gentlemen, I've never seen anything like this in my career as a sportscaster -- Gates and Jobs are hugging each other, quite affectionately now, it's clear there is no animosity between them. The crowd is growing restive, booing now, this isn't the fight they paid to see... Ringside, Manager Ballmer is beside himself, he's apopletic with fury, ladies and gentlemen, throwing down a towel now and yelling at the referee to stop the match...

bunny_rabid

thechansen

BTW, rich tech geniuses do lots of weird things with their hands as they talk. Like italian mamas.

COSELL: And Jobs, he's doing something weird with his hands now, almost mimicking Gates... neither of them landing any punches... a lot of heat up there in the ring, but no light, ladies and gentlemen....

bunny_rabid

8:03 Gates starts swings his arms around. A lot. he's explaining what his ecosystem of devices would look like. It's totally confusing. He's talking about projectors everywhere, and devices. And he's confusing everyone.

COSELL: And Gates comes out of the clench, swinging his arms wildly, but not connecting... the old rope-a-dope we've seen from him before, hoping to exhaust his opponent... Jobs appears confused but is holding his own...

bunny_rabid

thechansen

ioannusdeverani

COSELL: Well we haven't seen much puglistic activity yet from these two heavyweights. They're still feeling each other out, holding onto each other before being pushed apart by referee Mossberg. One is reminded of the first indecisive rounds of Sonny Liston vs. a young Cassius Clay, during their first meeting in 1964....

bunny_rabid

vince77

Anyways, I really think Jobs really have to be careful... there are more and more people who sees his evil sides... I guess Apple has been loved too much.

EDENe

sum0belly

OBM

I hate the nicey-nice company reps play in these things. I want to see REAL conversation. I want to see formulated arguments.

Bah.

Aaron Martin-Colby

thechansen

OBM

Actually one thing I remember about the Apple ][ spec was that it featured the 8K Microsoft BASIC-In-ROM, which was kind of the gold standard at the time... I rememeber thinking, hmmm, this Microsoft BASIC is everywhere, will probably be a good company to invest in someday....

[author slaps forehead]

bunny_rabid

Marty

thechansen

*cough hack wheeze*

shroominator

mofo

evan-d