Next Wednesday, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will sit before a panel of executives and A-list technologists for a 75 minute long, face-to-face interview. This is the first event of its kind, the first time the two icons — whose approaches are nearly opposite of one another — will sit down and openly discuss the challenges to the ongoing development of the tech industry.
This should be enthralling, to say the least. Jobs is in the middle of his second act after a fragmented and storied past. Gates, whose focus and decisions made in Microsoft’s early days led to the complete and utter domination of the PC industry — is on the downslope of his executive career, focusing these days on his philanthropic pursuits.
If the questions aren’t a bunch of softballs written by shovel-headed PR wonks, this has all the potential in the world. If it’s treated like a staged celebrity event, then not so much.
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Brian Purkiss // May 24, 2007 at 4:09 pm
This shall be an interesting discussion…
Peter // May 24, 2007 at 6:12 pm
I wonder if they’ll do an “I’m a Mac and I’m a PC” joke…
Bill // May 24, 2007 at 6:51 pm
I actually hope that they maintain their dignity and have a friendly discussion. Let Rambo do the killing. These two may hold the future of computing and need to live in harmony. MS Office is one of my favorite apps on my Mac Pro Tower, especially Entourage. Maybe Bill can teach Steve philanthropy, and Steve can teach Bill how to make good products, and still make a profit.
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David // May 25, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Thanks for this- I had not heard about it. Is there any plan for making this discussion available to the public or is it a private meeting?
Neil Anderson // May 27, 2007 at 12:10 am
I think it’ll end badly when Jobs asks Gates if he’s a virgin.
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viaste // January 17, 2008 at 9:57 pm
hmmm….very interesting!
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Areneurl // February 11, 2008 at 6:11 am
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