May 14


Bill Gates “the founder of Microsoft” was interviewed by Charlie Rose on this week’s edition of 60 minutes, in the interview he talks about his relationship with Steve Jobs and their final conversation before Jobs passed away in 2011.

Gates grew emotional as he recalled visiting Jobs just before his death. The billionaire welled up as he described their last conversation, which he described as “forward-looking.”

“He showed me the boat he was working on,” said Gates, “and talked about how he’s looking forward to being on it, even though we both knew there was a good chance that wouldn’t happen.”

After the break you find a “60 Minutes Overtime” follow-up interview of Charlie Rose talking about Gates and Jobs, interspersed with Jobs-related clips from the Gates interview. You can also watch the full segment of Rose interviewing Gates is also available. » Emotional Bill Gates Talks About Steve Jobs on “60 Minutes”

Oct 24

60 Minutes has posted its two-part interview with Walter Isaacson, the authorized biographer of Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, which aired at 7 p.m. local time Sunday evening. The first part you can check out above and the second part you can see after the break. » Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs Biographer On “60 Minutes”

Oct 21

Apple CEO Steve Jobs refused to allow surgeons to perform what could have been life-saving surgery on his pancreatic cancer, says his biographer Walter Isaacson. “While Mr. Jobs was trying all sorts of alternative [medicine] his tumor grew, and grew, and grew.” Read more about Steve Jobs cancer treatment after the break. » 60 Minutes Preview With Walter Isaacson Touches On Cancer Treatment