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”
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Gates defends himself slightly but seems smart enough (and secure enough) not to handle the tough words head on.
“Well, Steve and I worked together, creating the Mac. We had more people on it, did the key software for it.”
“So, over the course of the 30 years we worked together, you know, he said a lot of very nice things about me and he said a lot of tough things. I mean, he faced several times at Apple the fact that their products were so premium priced they literally might not say in the marketplace. So, the fact that we were succeeding with high-volume products, including a range of prices, because of the way we worked with multiple companies, its tough.
“At various times, he felt beleaguered. He felt like he was the good guy and we were the bad guys. You know, very understandable. I respect Steve, we got to work together. We spurred each other on, even as competitors. None of that bothers me at all.”
Fortune Magazine will have an exclusive excerpt of the Walter Isaacson biography “Steve Jobs” which will be released on Monday, the 24th. This part is focused on the relationship that Jobs had with Microsoft Founder Bill Gates. “The magazine has secured exclusive rights to the sections in Walter Isaacsons Steve Jobs devoted to Jobs relationship to Bill Gates.” » Steve Jobs & Bill Gates: Exclusive Bio Excerpt In Fortune Monday
A lot of people has received the latest news that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has passed away, and everybody responded shocked. People like Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Gates, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Eric Schmidt, Steve Wozniak and many others all had something to say about Steve Jobs. Take a look after the break to find out what they are saying about the death of the co-founder of one of the biggest company to-date. » Reactions To Steve Jobs Death
Some “Dudes who like porn” don’t like the way Steve Jobs doesn’t allow Flash on the iPad so porn movies cant be played on the iPad. Because of this the “Dudes who like porn” decided to make fun of Steve at the WWDC10 two days ago. They sent Steve an email and made some minor changes on the iPad signs outside the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2010. Email and pictures after the break. » Porn iPad Prank At WWDC10
We all know Bill Gates, without him the computer business wouldn’t have been this big. But what does Bill Gates thinks of the products his rival Steve Jobs creates. He liked the iPhone but does he like the iPad? » Bill Gates, iPad Not That Big Of A Deal
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We all know Bill Gates, without him the computer business wouldn’t have been this big. But what does Bill Gates thinks of the products his rival Steve Jobs creates. He liked the iPhone but does he like the iPad?