Gates and Jobs to Share A Stage

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."

Comments

Re:heroes (OT)

[houston_pt]

Best. Episode. Ever.

where's Linus?

[cyphercell]

Seems like a scheme to reiterate the idea that people can only choose between Mac and Windows. They are completely ignoring another big player.

Re:where's Linus?

[cronot]

Even if Linus was invited to attend, I don't think he would accept it. And if he'd accept, he's still not a business guy anyway, so he wouldn't fit on the conversation - he'd just babble "I don't care" at most stuff. He doesn't have the proper composture to behave in a way the target audience would expect in such an ocasion.

Re:where's Linus?

[Atheose]

They are ignoring another big player

And I suppose you think Luxembourg is a world superpower?

I think the word "big" above is rather generous.

Re:where's Linus?

[nine-times]

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?

[nine-times]

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

[jb.hl.com]

I really don't get this. I've been using OpenOffice for quite a while now and it seems much more useable and intuitive than MS Office. Its also compatible with MS formats and is free in all senses of the word.

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?

[fishboy]

What on earth are you talking about? This isn't a 'win' for Apple and Microsoft, it's a win for Walt Mossberg. These are two of the most powerful people on earth, neither they nor their companies give a shit about what Walt Mossberg thinks, they own Walt Mossberg. Walt's not going to ruffle any feathers because he's paid to keep his mouth shit and his opinions to himself. I think you have the PR thing backward, Mossberg's going to be licking their boots. Seriously man, Bill Gates is the richest man on earth with the richest company ever and Steve Jobs is an visionary in computer marketing, to imagine they need Mossberg for anything is delusional. Walt Mossberg and the media need people and stories like this, not the other way around.

Re:Ob

[Anonymous Coward]

Whoever modded this redundant is a grad-A shitcock. It links to a spoof of Jobs & Gates for fucks sake.