Bill Gates: Microsoft created PC industry

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  1. syngod

    syngod Moderator

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    While the story of burning cords on Xboxes is grabbing the headlines today, it's worth looking at an interview ABC News conducted with Microsoft CEO Bill Gates yesterday. Bill admits that Microsoft had to step up to the ockey on security - because people won't use their credit cards if they don't feel safe on their PCs.

    He also touches on Firefox, Google, Apple and free software, and says Microsoft wakes up every day thinking about DEC or Compaq or Wang. He admits that a few years ago, people were being tough on Microsoft and it deserved that bit of a thrashing. He didn't use the word thrashing.

    After all, says Gates, according to the transcript, "We're responsible for the creation of the PC industry".

    Read the article at ABC News

    Source: The INQ
     
  2. ninja fetus

    ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta

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    My mom says Bill Gates looks like a turtle.

    Anyway, so I guess this means they're gonna try and step it up, hmm?
     
  3. Anti-Trend

    Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek

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    They've been "stepping it up" since NT4.0...
     
  4. Nic

    Nic Sleepy Head

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    Lol thats true
     
  5. ninja fetus

    ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta

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    yeah, but they need to ditch the whole windows thing, and go BSD like Mac did. It's the way to go. I got to use OS X for about an hour today and I'm actually surprised, I like it.
     
  6. JAY

    JAY sCoRpiOn

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    what did you actually like in OS X? could you provide me with some brief details pliz?
     
  7. ninja fetus

    ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta

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    It was just very easy to pick up and go with it. Simple and stable
     

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