Tag: BILL GATES

Bill Gates Sr., father of the Microsoft mogul and soon-to-be author, previewed his new autobiographical book in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal. In the interview, the Gates family patriarch discusses seminal moments in his own life, while providing a rare glimpse into the formative years of his son, the world's wealthiest man. Gates Sr., a World War II veteran and former Seattle ...

In a recent Vogue interview, Melinda Gates confided that she's battled some iPhone envy in her day: "Every now and then I look at my friends and say 'Ooh, I wouldn't mind having that iPhone'." It's just too bad for her that Apple is forbidden fruit in the Gates household. "There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household. But iPods and iPhones are two things we don't get ...

Most of you have seen the Microsoft ads featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld doing nothing in particular. While the ads weren't spectacular, they were pretty darn funny. The American public seemed to disagree, and the ads were pulled pretty quickly. Now, we may know why. In a recent New York Times article, the market research company Brand Keys found that the "Shoe Circus" ad featuring ...

Now that he no longer needs to worry about running Microsoft on a day to day basis, Bill Gates has lost his mind. After taking the stage at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, the former CEO of Microsoft declared, "Not only poor people should experience this," and let loose a swarm of mosquitoes on the crowd. It almost (but only almost) makes sense when you realize that the ...

When Bill Gates speaks about money, people listen. And according to Mr. Gates, the future is looking pretty grim: The philanthropist and former boss of a little company called Microsoft told the BBC that it could take as long as four years for the world economy to reverse its current downturn. Speaking at the World Economic Forum last week, Gates said the world's poor could not wait for ...

Before they were mortal enemies, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were just two big dorks who really liked computers, and each other! Of course, the video (check it out after the break) also predates that whole Windows thing by about seven years. This bizarre dating show, taken from an Apple Event in 1983, features a bunch of software guys in '80s-era-preppy khakis and polo shirts answering questions ...

Even if you're one of the wealthiest men in the world, given away billions of dollars, created a little thing called Windows, and have some mysterious new company on the horizon, you just can't escape some of life's more "normal" tasks. Take, for instance, the wedding of billionaire Charles Simonyi and not-as-rich-but-still-loaded socialite Lisa Persdotter. The one and only Bill Gates, and old ...

Remember Bill Gates? You may recognize him from such corporate entities as "Microsoft" and "all the companies Microsoft owns", but now he's onto something new. According to public documents, Gates's next big thing is called "bgC3 LLC" (doesn't quite roll off the tongue), and it's been described as some sort of think tank. It's not a startup, but rather a vehicle with which to manage and ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_s_new_ads_Seinfeld_and_Gates_out_Hodgman_lookali'; According to a report from the New York Times, the next phase of Microsoft's latest ad campaign is set to begin -- sans Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. Apparently, the new ads do away with the unusual (and somewhat ill-received) banter and "real life" experiences of the two celebrities, and trade ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Second_Installment_of_Gates_And_Seinfield_Saga'; The second installment of the Bill Gates / Jerry Seinfeld saga has been released, and we'll level with you: if they keep making them this good, we don't really care what they're about. See for yourself after the break. [From: Microsoft] [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] ...

As promised, Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld made their television pair-up debut last night, in an advertisement for something or other. We were sad to see Seinfeld sans-bee suit, and Gates is lacking in Costanza-isms, but we might just be looking at a beautiful friendship here. Video is after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] ...

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_enlists_Seinfeld_Gates_to_battle_Get_a_Mac_ads'; Those Apple "Get a Mac" ads have long been an annoyance to Microsoft and to Bill Gates in particular. No surprise as an emboldened Apple with rising market share has continued to ratchet up the venom with quips like, "fear of switching is the foundation of customer loyalty for PCs," found in its ...

The word "condom," along with the dozens of euphemisms that come along with it, is certainly common parlance here in America. It's not uncommon for parents to tell their kids to use them, nor is seeing a commercial advertising them on prime-time TV. In India, however, discussion of safe sex is a bit more taboo. To combat that, a new advertising campaign has been launched that will use a free ...

After 30-plus years of running Microsoft, Bill Gates is stepping down from his post as day to day leader of the company in a culmination of a phased withdrawal by Gates of himself. First, Gates handed over chief software architect duties to Ray Ozzie. Craig Mundie took over as chief research and strategy officer. Then, the fiery and often frightening Steve Ballmer was tapped to take over as CEO. ...

Most users of Microsoft Windows have had days where they wanted to throw their computer out of a real window; days where the thing just wouldn't cooperate and had to reboot 15 times just to install whatever piece of software or update they are trying to get. Those aren't fun days, and Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates isn't immune to them either, as shown in a scathing e-mail originally ...