Gates and Jobs to Share A Stage 210
Rob wrote with a link to a Computer Business Review online article, which reports that Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Apple chief Steve Jobs will make a joint
appearance at a future technologies conference in Carlsbad, California. The event is expected to last a little more than an hour, and the two computer industry magnates are expected to reflect on their pasts - while theorizing on the future. "[WSJ Tech columnist] Walt Mossberg, a co-producer of the conference who will interview the execs on-stage along with colleague Kara Swisher, said they simply invited Gates and Jobs to do the interview ... [Mossberg] declined to give any color about the questions he and Swisher are preparing, or any additional information. Most likely, Gates and Jobs will use the occasion to do some friendly sparring on their polar-opposite philosophies on personal computing. Jobs may bang on about the benefits of a software-hardware approach, while Gates may rattle off the joys of partnering with hardware partners."
Re:heroes (OT) (Score:2, Insightful)
where's Linus? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:where's Linus? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:where's Linus? (Score:2, Insightful)
And I suppose you think Luxembourg is a world superpower?
I think the word "big" above is rather generous.
Re:where's Linus? (Score:5, Insightful)
While you have a bit of a point, I don't think Linus is the right choice. I don't want to downplay his contribution or anything, but he's more of a programmer and more specifically a kernel hacker. Jobs and Gates are the businessmen who run the companies and oversee the product vision.
So Linus, the head Mac kernel guy, and the head Vista kernel guy might be interesting. Shuttleworth might be a better guy to line up with Jobs and Gates.
Re:where's Linus? (Score:3, Insightful)
What hardware platforms does Stallman have control over? Of what operating systems does he have decision-making power over the design?
Re:Its a fairly close business relationship (Score:3, Insightful)
Only problem is that OpenOffice doesn't run nicely on the Mac. And by "doesn't run nicely", I mean it's a bloated, ugly, craptacular pile of shite that doesn't integrate with OS X at all.
Re:How Influential is Walter Mossberg? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Ob (Score:1, Insightful)