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BBC Bill Gates Interview

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-watch dept.

securitas writes "The BBC's Stephen Cole interviews Bill Gates in the first of a two-part interview. In the first half of the interview with the technology show Click Online, Gates discusses his view of the 'digital lifestyle' that Microsoft has been pushing for some time, lately with its Windows Media Center PCs. Sample quote: 'People don't want lots and lots of single purpose devices.... The PC has more software, more competition, more richness than anything else. So making it simple and rich, that means the PC will be the key device.' Streaming media in Real format is also available. [Video: Broadband | Narrowband]"

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  1. Second Part by Talrias · · Score: 5, Informative

    And here's the second part of the interview.

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  2. Second part by Richie1984 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The second part of the article is here

    It just seems like more marketing spin to me. Regardless of your view of MS products, security is a major problem and all Gates seems to do here is to calm the fears of the less knowledgable technology users who haven't the in-depth knowledge to worry about these security flaws.

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  3. Re:PC roxx by natrius · · Score: 2, Informative

    So we can forget Xbox 2, right.

    Either that, or the Xbox 2 will be a PC, or at least a "Media Center", which is what most of the features being touted amount to. Doesn't seem so far-fetched.

  4. Re:Multi Purpose by aussie_a · · Score: 5, Informative

    Very clever. I know most things I want, I don't want them to have more then one purpose. I don't want my console to act as a PVR. I don't want my cell-phone to:
    * Play games
    * Take pictures
    * Allow me to browse online

    I don't want my e-book reader to:
    * Play games
    * Take pictures
    * Play music
    * Play videos
    * Browse online

    I don't want my fridge to have a television built in.

    Yet companies are constantly putting stuff together, in an effort to convince consumers that they're innovative and to upgrade. There are plenty of things people don't want to have the kitchen sink. That was the point of the parent.

  5. Re:For convenience by rokzy · · Score: 4, Informative

    >If I could control the PC from the living room and have the sound card output to the speakers there, then I wouldn't need the stereo.

    if this is what you want, just get a Mac and Airport with Airtunes.

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