Comments on: Bill Gates' Q&A with Chris Anderson: Video unveiled

By: James Ginther

James Ginther — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:21:03 +0000

Bill Gates is brilliant at creating organizations that leverage the intelligence and skill of some of the best and brightest minds. With Microsoft, he leveraged his relationship with IBM, and by extension the clones that became known as PC’s, to dominate the computer industry. It is his problem solving style to set priorities, gather resources and get the best minds. He identifies and consolidates the best ideas developed by other people. The world always benefits when problem solvers go at problems with all the resources at their disposal, especially when the problems are the chronic, uneconomic problems such as the ones Bill and Melinda Gates have chosen to try to solve.

By: Taylor McCarthy

Taylor McCarthy — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I really enjoyed the TED talk by Bill Gates, however, I felt that the interview which followed by Chris Anderson was awful and rather humiliating for Mr. Gates. I’m not sure whether or not Mr. Anderson’s actions were due to nervousness or ignorance, but his lack of attention during more than one of Gates’ answers (he pulled out his Mac and quite literally cut off the end of Bill’s response) and his awkward questions (how do you want to be remembered?) were a disappointing ending to a fantastic presentation.

By: Mateus Pinho

Mateus Pinho — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t think Chris ever ment to be insultful to Bil (he has a 88% monopoly on OSes!) yet I do agree the interview could have been more successful on the number and quality of the answers. But I don’t blame Chris for that, God knows what he goes through on Conferences. :)

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Yeah, the Mac was definitely not intended as an insult. It just happens to be the computer I use. I forgot there’s a giant glowing logo on the back! And when I asked him about his epitaph in 10-15 words, he heard 10-15 YEARS. Hence “I hope to live longer than that!” Oops. My bad. The bigger picture is that he made a fantastic impression at TED, and I thought his answers in this interview were impressive.

By: Matthew Gillentine

Matthew Gillentine — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Lisa, I would hope that Bill Gates is a strong enough guy that Chris pulling a Mac out was no big deal. He’s well aware of Apple’s presence in the world and I doubt he’d begrudge anyone for choosing to use a Mac. I have several Mac’s and a PC with xp running on it. No stupid Vista! Anyway, Bill sure better be able to deal with real problems if he’s going to do all this philanthropy. It’s a messy shituation out there. Not everyone can have an iPod, iPhone, iThis or iThat. I do like your quote, “You don’t make your candle any brighter by blowing someone else’s out.” This is a sentiment that reflects my own ideals. But what do I know?

By: David Cohen

David Cohen — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Very interesting, hopefully all this misinterpreted talk about 10-15 years of life remaining: the understandable fixation on longevity: an unintended yet propitious serendipitous omen: will, via a renewed visceral sense of urgency, catalyze Bill Gates to shift ALL his remaining energy and attention to parleying his Robotics offerings http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/robotics/ into the massive technological combined global government synergy necessary to roll out the ROBOTIC WAGELESS ECONOMY http://RoboEco.com/visceral to ubiquitously permeate and phase change global humanity’s relationship to each other and as consequence to the economy: forever emancipating all humankind from its machinery: as the wise noble elite have always been since the beginnings of time.

Clearly we are now experiencing intended or not, a transition to the post Capitalism-Socialism-Communism era, where ALL children WILL, for 1rst time in history, be able to the retain their humanity instead of becoming the human-robots that Cap-Soc-Communism each were equally predicated on: as real robots are better at that anyway.

We clearly find ourselves, and Bill has ably demonstrated his recognition of such opportunities: at the best point in time to make our shift from the post Capitalism-Socialism-Communism Era interregnum to the THE ROBOTIC WAGELESS ECONOMY

All other wasting of time on half-measures that can be compartmentalized as part of the payload: ride the coat tails of the superset mission: the Accelerated graceful Rollout of THE ROBOTIC WAGELESS ECONOMY, notwithstanding are mere myopic pusillanimous distractions.

Think not of the details, think of the goal: details always take care of themselves when the goal is correct. See the solution: the details vanish: See the details: the solution vanishes.

Bill Gates, you have exhibited magnanimous noble characteristics: your destiny is to ROLLOUT THE ROBOTIC WAGELESS ECONOMY http://RoboEco.com/visceral in your lifetime: and may you bask long in its presence with us.

Congrats to Bill & Chris for the great interview !!!

By: paul martin

paul martin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Great talk, but for great teaching come to Aberdeen, Scotland

By: Lisa Fields

Lisa Fields — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

When Chris pulled out his Macbook during his discussion with Bill Gates I felt uncomfortable.

While it could have just been a natural “move” on the part of Chris, when I heard the audience laugh and appeared as though Bill Gates looked uncomfortable I was hoping this was not a “set up.”

“You don’t make your candle any brighter by blowing someone else’s out.”

This picture of Bill Gates and Chris Anderson certainly does give Apple a predominate display of the celebrated logo.

I”m thankful for TED and the way it has expanded my work as a public speaker/trainer so I want to give Chris the benefit of doubt.

In the interest of transparency, I think it’s also important to note that I’m working on this response from my Macbook.

Again, thank you for making TED available.

Sincerely,

Lisa Fields

By: Nikhil Chopra

Nikhil Chopra — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

definitely one of the best talks from a guy who is really working on great ideas to a greater depth.

By: Omar Caneo

Omar Caneo — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Great interview. I’ve admired Bill for the longest time now but that admiration just went up some more. How can you not respect the man, he is truly humble and benevolent.