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This Video Makes Bill Gates Look Cooler Than Steve Jobs

gizmodo.com — OMG, I can hear the fanboys battling already. Here's a video from last night's CES 2008 keynote, Bill Gates' last for the foreseeable future. And I know its scripted, edited and contrived, but I'm sold: The man is a cool geek.

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  • iheartartoo, on 01/07/2008, -8/+248Just don't quit your day job.
    Oh wait.
    • Braingoo, on 01/07/2008, -2/+24This is one guy that can quit his day job, in fact if I was him I would have quit long ago and let someone else handle it.
      Do I want to get out of bed today. (looks at large pile of money on the floor) Nah let someone else handle it I'm good.
      • Neoanarchist, on 01/07/2008, -1/+14Pile? na more like: You know that 205 million dollars found from those drug smugglers that looked like a bed? Gates has twin king size bunkbeds made of cash.
        • AlexFinn, on 01/08/2008, -1/+1With Gold & 100 dollar bill lined sheets
      • airquotes, on 01/07/2008, -43/+7I had to bury as innacurate based on the title... he's trying too hard, but its funny. cool though? no. I know this will be buried, but I cant suck this guys dick like all of you, I have a special hatred for people that get succesful by stealing other's ideas, and then crying and suing everybody else claiming that they are stealing his.. a guy who claims to be a "computer guy" but tries desperately to bury the open source movement.. capitalism at its worst, and holding back the progress of the software industry.. forced obsolescence and preloaded inferior operating systems... I dont like this guy. sorry.
        • dkoon, on 01/07/2008, -4/+46You talked about stealing other's ideas, but look at the open source movement which is filled with office clones, photoshop clones, and all the other clones. In all these years, you guys tried to make Linux look more like Windows to get people to switch. Oh well, it's only stealing when Microsoft does it right?
        • crimsonnblue, on 01/07/2008, -3/+8@dkoon...

          Yes... finally someone put it in words that are just perfect. You made my day :)
        • webweave, on 01/07/2008, -14/+3Did M$ invent the word processor, the spread sheet, the presentation software, the data base, the web server, the web browser, DOS? NO none of these, M$ waits for ideas to get popular and then buys the third or forth place company (remember Spy Glass?) Even non M$ products like Photoshop were developed by two guys in their basement. I had PS b1 and it closely resembled packages we had on IRIX except it only did greyscale images. Just because you only saw in M$ products doesn't mean it started there.
        • xister, on 01/07/2008, -0/+6Wow- that didn't take long...
        • dkoon, on 01/07/2008, -0/+8I never said Microsoft invented anything, or everything they did are original. I hope you are not trying to tell us that all those clones, and how the Open Source community "Openly" copying Microsoft or other Closed Source softwares are just my ignorance or misunderstanding. Also, Google is also buying out companies for their ideas, like I said, is it only stealing when Microsoft does it? Throwing out old ***** doesn't make you right pal.
      • a0me, on 01/07/2008, -0/+28I guess that when you reach that level of wealth (or even a tenth of that) you stop thinking of work as a way to make money.
        • billbillbilly, on 01/07/2008, -1/+5its more like a pass time or a hobby
      • consoneo, on 01/07/2008, -1/+16Thus the reason you'll never be fabulously wealthy :)
      • TheWindBlows, on 01/07/2008, -3/+1he probably goes to get away from the wife?
        or she forces him to.
        I'm pretty sure all gates has done these past ten years is goof off take the easy business life.
        I mean he has tons of coders already in his company (that need better direction)
        • asforme, on 01/08/2008, -1/+4Goofing off... I'll bet Vista is just his secret practical joke on the world.
      • billbillbilly, on 01/07/2008, -2/+3um it was his dream job, he was his own boss and got to do exactly what he wanted, why the hell would he quit?
    • tdelet, on 01/07/2008, -6/+116However anyone feels about Microsoft, Gates is doing more for the world with the personal wealth he has accumulated than anyone else--especially if you compare with egomaniacs like Jobs and Ellison.
      • Rhendal, on 01/07/2008, -23/+7Well you make it sound like Jobs and Ellison don't give money to charity. Gates may give more, and that's awesome, but you shouldn't discredit the other two you mentioned.
        • tdelet, on 01/07/2008, -4/+23Sorry, but do feel that those guys (and those like them) should be doing a better job of giving back. Gates isn't just giving money, he is actually working to improve the world.
          • Rhendal, on 01/07/2008, -7/+2Hey, I was just pointing out that they do still give a lot to the cause, and it seemed like the OP was making it sound like they weren't giving enough. I wasn't trying to discredit Gates' charity work, hence why I called it awesome because it is.
        • Meatpuppet79, on 01/07/2008, -1/+32Bill Gates' foundation is working to wipe out a whole disease (polio). Thats pretty significant and a worthy legacy, alleviating suffering.
        • krd1979, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1As far as I know Jobs doesn't give anything to charity... unless he does it anonymously. I'd be willing to be proven wrong here but I couldn't find a single donation he's made.
      • monkeyrun, on 01/07/2008, -11/+7After all he is THE richest man on earth. He should be compared to countries like USA.

        Most human beings make less in a year than one day of his savings account interest.
        • Dylson, on 01/07/2008, -14/+4He isn't THE richest man on earth you ***** IDIOT.
          • monkeyrun, on 01/07/2008, -5/+9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_billionaires_ ...
            1 Bill Gates[7] US$56.0 billion United States Microsoft

            ok you win, I am a ***** IDIOT...
          • kopaka649, on 01/07/2008, -0/+10"On 11 April, 2007, Forbes reported that telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim Helú had risen to become the world's second richest man.[2] Later, the Wall Street Journal on 4 August, 2007 and Fortune Magazine on 6 August, 2007 reported that Carlos Slim Helú had topped Bill Gates' position as the wealthiest person in the world.[3][4][5] Subsequently, on CNBC, Warren Buffett is referred to as the world's third richest man on the December 24 special on him. However, proper accounting methodology requires that all people on the list be ranked on the same date. This list reflects the ranking of the world's billionaires on 9 February, 2007, prior to Carlos Slim Helú becoming the world's richest man."
            From the article you linked to.
      • Mylonite, on 01/07/2008, -1/+17I'm active in several nonprofit groups, and his foundation is doing more than ANYONE ever imagined. I bear a grudge against Microsoft for being too damn good at shifty marketing and sales, not maintaining useful commandline access, and Vista - but Gates has my attention and gratitude. I don't know how Rockefeller made that fortune, but Gates is in line for that kind of philanthropy immortality.
      • kubedawg, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2Hell yeah, that's what I'm ***** talking bout! dugg up.
    • rentmitchum, on 01/08/2008, -3/+2I derp what you derp derp!
    • msjo, on 01/08/2008, -0/+4this digg and the video quality sux

      for better quality, and full version here:
      http://wm.istreamplanet.com/customers/ms/01062008_ ...

  • LostRiot, on 01/07/2008, -12/+75What's bono playing at, U2 ipods, now this! he's defecting...
    • 4eloBek, on 01/07/2008, -1/+8more money from bill?
    • Fyro, on 01/07/2008, -3/+95Bono and bill are charity buddies... they both are very very strong believers in helping the world become a better place. Visionary buddies if you will, and all the power to them for their charity work.
      • bootle, on 01/07/2008, -7/+10Maybe their dedication will let them realize that fixing africa is a political problem, and not a socioeconomic one. In other words, stop blindly giving money!
        • rnwen2750, on 01/08/2008, -1/+3Yeah, I'd say giving money to stop AIDS and polio is just "blindly giving money."
          • dtxcon, on 01/08/2008, -1/+2And I'd say you could be right. I haven't taken the time to research and evaluate Bill Gate's contributions (and won't), but your comment seems a little simplistic. It doesn't matter how noble your intentions if some of your money will be intercepted by corrupt African governments and used for other purposes. Even if you don't agree, the argument is understandable that before sending money to Africa in the hope that it will distributed properly, it might ultimately be more effective and therefore humane to first contribute resources toward efforts to improve the political situation.
      • landrypants, on 01/08/2008, -1/+0Yeah they are both key members of the One campaign against poverty. Bono also works with the Bill and Malinda Gates foundation a lot.
      • bagelmaster, on 01/08/2008, -3/+1Bono is still a piece of *****. My thoughts: "Bono, yes it's great you have tons of money falling out your ass. Awesome. Donate it all to Africa for all I care, but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP TRYING TO MAKE EVERYONE ELSE FEEL A PIECE OF ***** FOR NOT DOING IT" and that's my daily Bono rant
        • ic0n, on 01/08/2008, -3/+1He is, after all, the world biggest piece of *****.
    • Jesusridesabike, on 01/07/2008, -18/+10***** Bono
    • noseeme, on 01/07/2008, -13/+8Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah! Hello Heeelllooooooooooo!
      (best lyrics ever)
    • ophello, on 01/08/2008, -5/+11Bono was raised as a turd, I read somewhere.
    • EmperorChow, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2I was thinking the same thing for JayZ, i thought I read somewhere that he's teaming up with Apple for a record company
  • TheAttacks, on 01/07/2008, -8/+372I thought it was pretty damn funny. . .
    • Ramble, on 01/07/2008, -2/+7gates has been willing to do stupid hilarious stuff like this for decades. Check out youtube, there are tonnes of videos like this. There's a particularly good napoleon dynamite one.
    • vincimus, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5We'll miss you bill.
  • MBX1, on 01/07/2008, -7/+48Ahhh bono: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY3NxPMYaAw
  • alakev, on 01/07/2008, -72/+7if anything, it makes him look dorkier.
    • zengonzo, on 01/07/2008, -2/+37Well, what's he going to do, put on a leather jacket and hop on a motorcycle and suddenly become badass(tm)?

      When you're so far deep in the geek muck, you're better off wallowing in it.
    • vornan19, on 01/07/2008, -2/+18I agree, but at least a fun dork.
    • norman619, on 01/07/2008, -1/+7Yeah because having him face off against a few Aliens would have come off so much better....
  • ani625, on 01/07/2008, -40/+633I am not being a fanboy here but, Gates IS cooler than Jobs
    • bitcloud, on 01/07/2008, -48/+7I ***** hate XP (and am forced to use it) but you're dead right.. gates is awesome

      It'd be like hating walt because you hate disney...
      • lukasmach, on 01/07/2008, -24/+5I don't know about that - Gates labeled open source communism and (more importantly) personally explicitly asked his employees to search for patents which could damage his competitors and hold them back. This means that he intentionally tried to hold the whole industry back.
        When Douglas Merrill (from Google) had lecture in Prague, he said that "Yahoo is great" - now that's the spirit.
        • dkoon, on 01/07/2008, -9/+3Hmmm... but all you open source guys do is make everything from Microsoft look bad no matter what it is, and what kind of spirit is that? Hypocrite maybe?
          • lukasmach, on 01/07/2008, -3/+8On the contrary, I'm quite fond of the new Office UI (Vista on the other hand is a sick joke, IMHO). Also, ad hominem. I'm merely responding to the statements that Gates is geek/almost-hacker. No, he isn't - otherwise he wouldn't intentionally make "his" industry less fun just because it meant more money for him.
        • Syphon8, on 01/08/2008, -0/+10Open Source IS communism...
        • nubnub, on 01/08/2008, -2/+6Is Communism really such a bad thing? "A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state." Doesn't sound that bad to me.
          • Nitesmoke, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2It just sucks in practice. Do you really want the government to decide that your money that you work for is better to be split up evenly to people who don't work as hard as you.
      • myotive, on 01/07/2008, -2/+12Wasn't Walt Disney racist?
        • Nitesmoke, on 01/07/2008, -1/+6Why because they used politically incorrect drawings once in awhile? Times have changed, people are more sensitive now. Racist means that you believe your race is superior to others, not that you had a black guy singing "Zippity Doo Da" in "Song of the South." If in the 1800's it was common for men to marry 14 yeor old women, does thatt mean they were all peodophiles?
          • myotive, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1http://www.momentsintime.com/Disney%20Book%20Page. ...

            Note Walt's use of the 'N-word' in the book, only used at the time as an insult. Also note that Walt was openly anti-semetic towards the Jews and created cartoons against the civil rights movement. To me, that's border-line racist, even for those times.
        • hmunkey, on 01/07/2008, -2/+3Everyone back then was racist.
    • Aggaman, on 01/07/2008, -41/+4Comments like this reveal you as deeply uncool. Just look at the spastic intro music to Gates' keynote. Sure he's a decent guy and can laugh at himself, but even he'd laugh if you called him cool.

      And the video was right. WTF is up with that cat's hair?
      • Dylson, on 01/07/2008, -0/+9Comments like this reveal you as deeply uncool.
      • sleepwalkers, on 01/07/2008, -0/+5He didn't call him cool, he called him coolER.
        Which is true.
    • signal15, on 01/07/2008, -49/+5Maybe you should reconsider that statement, for I have a true story that you might be interested in hearing.

      A friend of mine works for MS. He very frequently is in meetings with Bill G and other execs, where they review new developer ideas. This one developer walks in, gives a powerpoint preso of his idea, and brings up a working demo. BG is quiet the whole time up to this point. Then he asks "How much do we pay you?". The guy laughs it off... BG swears at him and yells "How much do we ***** pay you?" The guy tells him. BG says, "Not anymore, pack up your ***** and leave."

      I guess if you have an idea and it's not liked, you don't work there anymore.
      • Neoanarchist, on 01/07/2008, -1/+35First of all we have no reason at all to believe you so what is the point of posting this. Secondly in a business as cut-throat as this one where he's the industry leader and the worlds richest man it seems like his methods are working just fine tact and benevolence aside.
      • bobbydiamondz, on 01/07/2008, -2/+34Here's the lore that gets told at Apple: SJ to employee while in elevator,"So, what do you do for me?" Employee, stunned that SJ is talking to him, responds, "Uhhhh, I don't know... I.. Uhhhh...". SJ responds, "You don't know what you do? You're fired!". I'm sure people that work at Oracle have the same story about Larry Ellison, and people who work at Google have a similar one about LP, and people at [insert big corp name here] have a story about [insert big CEO/founder here].
        • Phylodome, on 01/07/2008, -7/+0This is such an ignorant comment it's ridiculous. The cultures at each of these institutions is completely different. Knowing people who work at both microsoft and google, i can speak first hand to the fact that the googlers do not fear presenting any of their ideas, regardless of how seemingly useless they may be. On the other hand,at Microsoft, the normal corporate hierarchy is in full swing, along with all the cubicles and fear of new ideas associated with it. Microsoft "innovation" is making a $10,000 bulky-ass table that no-one will by to demonstrate concepts that other companies are doing in a far more innovative, less expensive, and better looking way. If you ask me, whoever was the lead on THAT project should be fired!
          • bobbydiamondz, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1Look jackass, I worked at Apple. That's the story that people told about King Jobs. I carried it out to Google and Oracle to make a point. Your inability to figure that out makes you ignorant and ridiculous.
      • sindex, on 01/07/2008, -1/+38I have a friend who met Bill Gates while shopping at Wal-Mart. He said, "Hey, you're Bill Gates and you're shopping at Wal-Mart!" and Gates replied, "Yes I am and yes I am." Then he opened his wallet and tossed hundred dollar bills down all the aisles, while skipping and whistling "Zippidy Doo Dah."
        Anecdotal evidence of people's actions are pure wankery. Anyone can make it up at any point.
        • bagboyrebel, on 01/07/2008, -0/+17WOW, I gotta shop at wal-mart more.
      • solistus, on 01/07/2008, -0/+8If that story is true, as an Apple fanboy I have to admit, that's pretty badass.
      • mikecc, on 01/07/2008, -1/+5Wow, I heard that like 10 years ago in some chain mail...........except it was with Steve Jobs and Apple...No Joke
      • hmunkey, on 01/07/2008, -1/+3Stop making ***** up.
      • MeatyVitamin, on 01/08/2008, -0/+3Pics or it didn't happen.
        • Cunninlynguist, on 01/08/2008, -0/+3i call for a video, pics can be photoshopped. he might insert speech bubbles that throw us off...
      • nubnub, on 01/08/2008, -0/+4No, but Steve Jobs wouldn't hire a guy because he was a virgin.
      • gmacneill, on 01/08/2008, -0/+0Breaking News!
        Do a ***** job at work, your ass gets fired.
    • dotlizard, on 01/07/2008, -6/+37he's also hotter. i mean, well, it might not seem so to most people, i guess you'd have to have the dreams i have to understand ...
      • Exbzurg, on 01/07/2008, -2/+32ewwww
      • Cauterized, on 01/07/2008, -1/+19That made me cry on the inside.
      • TheWindBlows, on 01/07/2008, -1/+14GOLD-DIGGER !!!
      • MusicalGenius, on 01/08/2008, -1/+2Gold Digger? but I mean....he IS hotter....and cooler.....and.... I guess I'm digging too... j/k and sorry I don't really swing that way...but I had to say it. The thought is funny to me.

        Actually to me he is in my top 3 coolest.

        His contributions to the world are great and that is important to me. But mainly the fact that he pushes computers the right way and all the time. He isn't rude to apple no matter how bad apple treats MS and he's positive.

        His desire to push computers as far as he can pleases me. I would do the exact same in his position and I often think, I wish this would happen with MS etc and EVERY time MS ends up doing it within a year or sometimes 2 or 3 but it always happens. I feel like I share his vision of things to some extent and that those who don't see it the same way are fine as they are but that they are missing some great ideas. Gates is innovative and very fair to the computer world. Why some would love apple over him boggles my mind. He has a large and working company and this video just makes it better.

        Go Bill Gates!
      • wondertwins, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1There must be some computing error here.
    • EXreaction, on 01/07/2008, -26/+8I can't believe that comment actually is dugg up...
    • tgc1, on 01/07/2008, -8/+10Do you know what you've just done!? Do you hear that? It's a stampede of rabid Fan Boys coming to vouch for their personal hero. Gates or Jobs... It's like you've opened a rift on Digg. I think I might just divide by zero if I go ahead and say they are both kinda cool.
    • HayString, on 01/07/2008, -4/+37How many billions has Jobs given to charity?
      • andyakadum, on 01/07/2008, -3/+28Not enough.
      • Frogee, on 01/07/2008, -1/+25Not nearly as much as Gates actually...
      • Dylson, on 01/07/2008, -0/+34Not that much. Probably hardly any. Jobs can suck a dick.
    • eltrev, on 01/07/2008, -1/+13HaHaHa ... No.

      But I'll give you 2 points where I *WANT* him to be "cooler" than Jobs.

      1. Bill actually helps the world by donating Billions. Cooler? No, it just means he is more successful, and he is THE MAN (with heart)

      2. I am sick of hearing about Jesus Jobs. Even as a respectful user of Apple products, I am tired of the nonstop PR success story.
    • posure, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Having Jay Z cameo in his last day video makes him instantly cooler alone.
  • sion2119, on 01/07/2008, -19/+352Bill Gates been cooler than Steve Jobs in my eyes.

    Gates have the Gates Foundation, what does Jobs have?
    • hablabla, on 01/07/2008, -48/+11Pixar
    • neio, on 01/07/2008, -37/+7Agreed, but Jobs believes in Karma so he wont ever give money to a foundation to help the poor and needy.
      • norman619, on 01/07/2008, -5/+31Another reason to think Jobs is a fool.
      • amida, on 01/07/2008, -1/+12What does that mean? He believes in karma so he doesn't want any good karma? His definition of karma must be pretty self-serving if what you say is true.
      • neio, on 01/07/2008, -1/+7Karma and by definition the belief in re-incarnation proposes that each and every person who is in the social/economic situation where they are, are supposed to be there and any assistance that you may give to them affects their chances of going to the next level of reincarnation.
        Therefore the some tenets of Hinduism take the standpoint of not helping anybody (Read Sikhism)
        • rnwen2750, on 01/08/2008, -0/+4That's a rather one-sided look. One could also argue that by more Buddhist guidelines, one should help another with less fortune than you in order to raise your own karma.
    • kdogg73, on 01/07/2008, -31/+12@neio

      Sometimes people donate in anonymity to their favorite charities and not pursue press about. Did you ever think about that?
    • donkeySays, on 01/07/2008, -11/+78He has an iPhone!
      • Neoanarchist, on 01/07/2008, -10/+2That is a really damn good point.
      • rolfv, on 01/07/2008, -3/+10I bet he wish he bought a nokia instead
        • ubergeek09, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2Yep he probably would like to have a useful phone and not some crap fashion phone.
    • godseyeview, on 01/07/2008, -33/+7you do know that the Gates Foundation as all billionaire foundations are primary a tax dodge on inheritance.
      • ladon86, on 01/07/2008, -2/+13I don't really think he's saving any money on tax, with the amounts he is giving away.
        • heypetray, on 01/07/2008, -0/+3He's either donating to a foundation or paying taxes (which pay for government programs) either way, he's contributing.
      • drunkenoaf, on 01/07/2008, -1/+10Tax lawyer, are you? Ok, he's super rich, but he's super generous too.
      • dcmjzero, on 01/07/2008, -2/+19he is giving away almost all of his money (and not to his kids- to charity). the point of a tax dodge is to end up with more money. if that is a tax dodge, then he should fire his accountant.
      • L4WL3RS34L, on 01/07/2008, -3/+1Though he has donated a LOT of money, it is true that one reason for his foundation was a tax dodge. But the tax dodge is good because that would be more money that might be donated, knowing that our government doesn't give a ***** about them and would use the money for a war.
      • hmunkey, on 01/07/2008, -0/+5Um... I doubt he's ever getting near $50 billion in taxes.
    • natmaster, on 01/07/2008, -9/+143Jobs has the "I'm a self-centered arrogant bastard" Foundation.
      • ubergeek09, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2He also is the founder of the Mac cult. Where their worship Jobs and have to wear black turtlenecks and jeans at all times.
    • jazzboyrules, on 01/07/2008, -9/+2Maa ref: Amitabh Bachchan
    • Psichomofo, on 01/07/2008, -11/+5Steve Jobs has Pixar.
    • Radar3D, on 01/07/2008, -2/+29A Reality Distortion Field.
    • OG1502, on 01/07/2008, -4/+4Don't forget the Gates Millennium Scholarship that guarantees full paid tuition...
    • SiSePuede, on 01/07/2008, -0/+4Steve Jobs Legal Fund for the Historical Correction of Options Based Compensation Morality Panel.

      Steve Jobs is a turd with a turtleneck...Bill Gates is a terrible bastard who is dedicating his life to helping poor people with him money. What a dick!
      • Qumahlin, on 01/07/2008, -3/+1Now now, dedicating his life to helping poor with his money is a bit extreme. He dedicated his life to making said money and now he is returning some of it to the community...honestly he has no real option but to be as charitable as he is, it also gives him some hefty tax breaks.
        Also be aware Steve Jobs has privacy/publicity issues. When it comes to MacWorld and his scheduled speeches he is a star, but outside of that he is a recluse. Many have said its likely Jobs donates anonymously so there really is no way to know if he is being philanthropic or not. Not that what the owner of a company does has ever stopped me from buying its products..the CEO could eat babies for all I care as long as they make something I want :P
        • kjd84, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2Yeah great one mate! Typical consumer *****! "The CEO could eat babies if I care" So if Osama Bin Laden made a product you wanted you'd buy it even though you were supporting Terrorism? You wanker.
    • desmondregan, on 01/07/2008, -3/+2well theres NAMBLA ...... jk that was uncalled for
    • Chirp08, on 01/07/2008, -8/+3Since when did "being cool" equate to "giving to charity"?
      • nubnub, on 01/08/2008, -1/+6When people figure out what cool actually is.
    • UnterDenLinden, on 01/08/2008, -1/+1This comment is for kdogg73:
      Use the reply button please.
  • SRSco, on 01/07/2008, -20/+362I'm 100% Apple, can't really stand MS products.

    BUT: I'd much rather hangout with Gates than Jobs.
    • Azerael, on 01/07/2008, -2/+68Because if you ask for spare change, you'll never have to work again.
    • cmuwriter, on 01/07/2008, -0/+27So would Bono apparently.
    • defectDS, on 01/07/2008, -2/+17*looks back at Pirates of Silicon Valley*

      Agreed.
    • Chunken, on 01/07/2008, -2/+47I don't think I could hang out with Jobs for more than an hour without punching him in the face.
      • Dylson, on 01/07/2008, -0/+3For me it would be like...10 seconds.
        • Syphon8, on 01/08/2008, -0/+11I'd be lucky to catch a passing glimpse in a mall and not run 200 metres to assault him.
      • kubedawg, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1O man the videos in my head. It's like youtube, but much better. XD
    • kalkin, on 01/07/2008, -4/+10i agree. jobs can control a room and have everyone hanging on his word. he knows how to run a company and how to get everyone focused on the right things and working in the same direction. but as a person i think he's a *****.

      generally i hate microsoft but i use xp for the obvious reasons. but i find gates to me much more likable. he's a pure geek like me. i love to see his enthusiasm when he talks about tech.
    • solistus, on 01/07/2008, -0/+8I'd love to have a video chat with Bill Gates on my Macbook Pro. Jobs knows how to run a tech company, but most people who know him say he's pretty much an *****.
  • BLyn, on 01/07/2008, -1/+218They cut out the Al Gore part!?
    "No this isn't an inconvenient time... no no i get it Bill, good joke."
  • AGiantBear, on 01/07/2008, -10/+224To be honest, I think that Steve Jobs' amazingly irritating smugness and megalomania are what make Gates looker cooler than Jobs. (and this is coming from a long time Mac user)
    • norman619, on 01/07/2008, -5/+64Gates has always come off as a true geek. Jobs just comes across as an *****.
    • tgc1, on 01/07/2008, -3/+27When it all comes down to it, Jobs is just a really good salesman. He rode on the back of Steve Wozniak. Without Woz, there would be no Steve Jobs and no Apple.
      • fanboydcs, on 01/08/2008, -1/+1With out Jobs, woz would still be working for HP...

        it if wasn't for jobs pushing woz or the company it would never have taken off the ground.
    • gn0stik, on 01/07/2008, -3/+5I always though that Jobs would be a good candidate for a megavillian. I will hold all the world's music and data hostage until you pay me ONE BAZILLION, KATILLION, EXABAJILLION DOLLARS, *pinky by cheek*, MUAAAAHAHAHAHA. (queue the penis references)
    • defectDS, on 01/07/2008, -2/+3Well we see much of steve outside of keynotes, so there is nothing much to go off of other than that he doesn't contribute much to charity... and Pirates of Silicon Valley. But then again, Apple is no Microsoft (yet); they don't have much to spare right now.
  • serend, on 01/07/2008, -4/+32is it me or is the sound fubared on that video?
    • MScrip, on 01/07/2008, -0/+10I think they mixed the CES live audience with the original audio. Good idea... bad execution.
      • flappysocks, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1I first thought the audio was out of phase, but I think it may have been mixed using a pseudo 3D sound stage (Dolby 3D or something?). The video soundtrack is in the center, the audience on the outside.
    • flammable, on 01/07/2008, -5/+1From the echo and the crowd laughter I am guessing that the sound input was from a microphone in the conference center.
      • mhuggins, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1There is no echo or crowd laughter.
    • mhuggins, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1The voices are inaudible...it's just screeches and electronic sounding noises.
    • SEN5241, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1It sounds like someone went crazy with a stereo expander while creating this video. The left and right channels are completely out of phase.
    • Shatterpulse, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1It actually hurts to listen to
  • DIGGADEEP, on 01/07/2008, -1/+38i count this as the 3rd version of this video to hit the front page....
    • zabouth, on 01/07/2008, -4/+3The reason for this is the titles for example I did not click Bill Gates last day at Microsoft from CES 2008 because it did not seem that interesting but
      "This Video Makes Bill Gates Look Cooler Than Steve Jobs" I clicked on because it looked interesting to me.
  • itsthebrod, on 01/07/2008, -13/+84Why the hell is this being dugg? This exact video is ALREADY Digg's most popular story on the Top 10 list: http://digg.com/microsoft/Bill_Gates_last_day_at_M ...
    • Fyro, on 01/07/2008, -2/+25Gates is just that cool. Deserves 3 frontage stories for all his charity giving :).
    • itsthebrod, on 01/07/2008, -4/+8And this story subsequently hitting #1 makes me realize that Digg really is full of morons with no short-term memory.
    • agarfield2004, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1Hey, did anyone hear about that apple i... iTele, phona, phone type thingy-majib?
  • cmuwriter, on 01/07/2008, -2/+22"I can't play Bill Gates, it's just not something I'm good at. Why don't you get Russell Crowe to do it?"
    • ElimGarak, on 01/07/2008, -1/+3And Vin Diesel to play Steve Balmer! I would so watch that!
      • ubergeek09, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1Oh my gosh the images in my head, that comment might just entertain me for days..
    • hollyminkowski, on 01/08/2008, -0/+1No.... Steve Buscemi is the man for the job.
  • rikwakefield, on 01/07/2008, -1/+88lol - I respect anyone who can laugh at themself.
    • robdiggity, on 01/07/2008, -10/+6Haha! I am such a DORK!
    • gn0stik, on 01/07/2008, -1/+3They should have had someone pie him in the face, though. Would have added the coup de gras of self deprecation. Plus, there's history there, it would have shown he's a good sport.
    • gwhardyiv, on 01/07/2008, -2/+1Or anyone who can afford to hire a writer that makes it appear as though they are able to laugh at themselves.
    • doomeyes, on 01/08/2008, -4/+1himself.
      • joot2112, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2I respect anyone who respects grammar.
      • rikwakefield, on 01/09/2008, -0/+1Whoop Whoop, it's the sound of the Grammar Police :o)
  • jazh, on 01/07/2008, -13/+4You don't need to be cool when your rich.
    • nynety, on 01/07/2008, -1/+8Yes? My rich what? Don't leave me hanging.
      • Trollhammaren, on 01/07/2008, -0/+2Some people just can't be bothered finishing th
    • likwidfuzion, on 01/07/2008, -2/+1I'm rich bitch
  • defcon11, on 01/07/2008, -4/+15I reckon the reality is that they are both cool guys, and not the monsters, nor the gods they are sometimes adored as. I love the video. We'll all miss Bills super nerd performances. Tis' the end of an era.
    • Fyro, on 01/07/2008, -3/+5Gates has given billions to charity, Jobs, what has he done... don't see him as being cool when he hasn't done anything to be worth the time of society.
      • defcon11, on 01/07/2008, -1/+4Because someone doesn't give money to charity publicly does not mean he does not give money to charity. Also, charity is not the only way one can be worthy of societies recognition.
  • TailsTheMan, on 01/07/2008, -2/+22Video in the image section?
    • chillybeans27, on 01/07/2008, -1/+17multiple images in a row!
    • adventflux, on 01/08/2008, -1/+1All the more reason for a merger between the future audio section and image section.
  • SirBotchness, on 01/07/2008, -10/+6YAY for the same story over again! Good story, but jesus, do people even bother to search prior to submission, oh wait, that doesn't matter here. The dumb prevails!
  • hddigger, on 01/07/2008, -9/+11Buried for being a duplicate. Wtf?
    • MScrip, on 01/07/2008, -2/+5Of course! This is CES... the most highly covered event this week. Hundreds of bloggers will be reporting on exactly the same things... and every story will be dugg. For example... let's count how many times the 150" plasma is submitted!
      • rnwen2750, on 01/08/2008, -0/+2Let's count how many times this comment is submitted! ;)
  • MBX1, on 01/07/2008, -20/+3i like steve jobs better because he's more of a visionary and more something comparable to an "artist". a little snobby or arrogant? who cares? does everyone need to be cuddly and cute?
    • defectDS, on 01/07/2008, -1/+3Cuddly and cute? No.
      Personal and able to laugh at themselves? Sometimes. Just a little.
  • penguinshome, on 01/07/2008, -2/+10Yeah, people just don't give him the credit he really deserves, he created one of the largest companies in the world and his software is used on an insane portion of them. I'm glad he can make fun of himself, too. If he has that kind of spirit maybe Microsoft has a good future.
  • brettalton, on 01/07/2008, -24/+1Can anyone wget or clive this? I want to have it on my desktop...

    Oh wait, it probably has DRM and only works on Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit, right? Interesting how Bill is leaving just as the switch to the 64-bit desktop is coming up. Hmm...
    • creep303, on 01/07/2008, -1/+4Here, take this sugar pill, it's much better than the bitter ones you've been popping.
  • IgnatzMouse, on 01/07/2008, -2/+11He appears to have the ability to laugh at himself!
    • MScrip, on 01/07/2008, -0/+2This reminds me of Bill Clinton's last days at the White House video.
  • carbonetc, on 01/07/2008, -20/+5It almost makes you forget the evils he's unleashed on the world.
    • iheartartoo, on 01/07/2008, -2/+12I think you meant the money he's donated.
    • HalBSure, on 01/07/2008, -6/+3Almost.
    • EXreaction, on 01/07/2008, -2/+11Could you imagine what the world would be like without Microsoft?

      Probably a hell of a lot worse, with much ***** software (people wouldn't have to compete as much), with many more different OS's that are all incompatible. I am glad MS has a huge monopoly, at least then I can get something and have nearly everything work on it.
    • webweave, on 01/07/2008, -7/+1Do you hear the fear in your voice? You sound like a character out of Orwell's 1984. Have you ever tried to stand up like a Man and make a choice for yourself? "Probably" means you don't know what you are talking about and "nearly" means you are not happy now. Everything good about computers existed before or without M$. Bill made a few good chess moves and he moved a few pieces while you weren't looking. That only makes him lucky and a cheat. Since my computing experience started before Windows I can imagine a world without Microsoft.
    • carbonetc, on 01/07/2008, -4/+3Wow, there are no web developers on Digg today, apparently.

      Millions of man hours have been wasted on dealing with the product of a company that's been uninterested in or even hostile toward standards for years (now they're finally getting the point and they still can't get IE7 right). And their crimes go way beyond the web browser.

      Like webweave said, standardized computing existed just fine before Microsoft, and has thankfully flourished in spite of Microsoft's bullying.

      I consider his charity the payment of a debt. Maybe someday he'll break even.
  • joe90210, on 01/07/2008, -1/+15let's see here, one is a computer geek and the other one is a salesman, hmm I wonder which one I have more in common with
  • creep303, on 01/07/2008, -3/+41" BY ROSPAYA AT 06:58 AM

    It only shows that Bill is a down to earth guy who speaks his mind, unlike Jobs who's acting like he's walking two feet above all of us."

    A-*****-Men.
  • kneelB4zod, on 01/07/2008, -12/+4Has there been a recent outbreak of sarcasm on Digg because that was not funny(if I was a Steve Jobs fan I would say the same thing if he tried the same thing), the only remotely funny part was when he phoned up Al Gore, a director on the board at Apple, I switched off after that.
    Credit for making an effort but he is still a dork.
  • VidaGeek, on 01/07/2008, -2/+6The whole video is at:

    http://www.tweakvista.com/Article39218.aspx
  • gregdogum, on 01/07/2008, -9/+3Why isn't this under Microsoft or Apple?
  • kmb1794, on 01/07/2008, -16/+4Bill Gates IS cool. Steve Jobs is cool. People always want to make it an either/or competition. The truth is both have excelled magnificently through luck, hard work and shrewdness.
    • kingmanic, on 01/07/2008, -4/+4They are both very hard men. You might think of gates as just a geek who made it but his management style is extremely harsh. Stories of meetings with him starting off with "Your idea is worst ***** idea I have ever seen in all my years at Microsoft" are common. The point being you had to be confident enough in your own idea to weather such attacks on it. It's bully management. Jobs as well is a hard man to work for by all accounts. Someone mentioned disney, disney was also a very hard man. Cultivating the uncle walt persona but he was a veyr different person in business. I guess nice guys don't found multi-billion dollar companies.
      • nirav72, on 01/07/2008, -2/+4Walt Disney was a nice guy?..Try Anti-Semitic.
  • 4eloBek, on 01/07/2008, -8/+6people will hang out with whoever is paying their bill's...
  • the0ther, on 01/07/2008, -11/+5yeah...well...all you who say gates is cooler than jobs...."gates has gates foundation what's steve got?" steve has wayyyyyy more hookers and blow!
  • misterparry, on 01/07/2008, -11/+2it's pretty muffed up that they have bono who worked with apple on their ipod campaign and now jay-z who is starting a record label with apple, I'm sure those two won't be receiving checks in the mail anymore
    • bbtweb, on 01/07/2008, -4/+1I'm sure they will, because ironically, anyone who is serious about recording in a professional recording studio would never use a PC or Microsoft software. In fact, you can bet your life that the studio Bill was in had all Macs and not a single PC. That's the truth of it all.
    • Chunken, on 01/07/2008, -1/+3I built a PC for a guy for part of his recording studio in his house. It turned out pretty nice.
  • Refrag, on 01/07/2008, -19/+8Buried. Inaccurate. This video attempts to make Bill Gates look cool and likable through carefully crafted association with other people.
  • ariez84, on 01/07/2008, -8/+13Gates have always been cooler than Jobs, in a geeky sort of way.
    • HypocriteDigg, on 01/07/2008, -7/+2And the only people who care are redneck hillbillies like you.
      • gn0stik, on 01/07/2008, -1/+5Nice nickname there.
      • VPurpmalkV, on 01/07/2008, -1/+4Then lets keep all the redneck hillbillies with positive attitudes, and flush all the assholes like you down the toilet.
    • gn0stik, on 01/07/2008, -3/+1I agree, but aside from Jobs' megalomania, he's pretty awesome too. Of apple founders, though, Woz has got it hands down. He's even cooler than gates, IMO.
  • ontain, on 01/07/2008, -1/+5there are so many times where he looks like Mister Rogers.
  • musters, on 01/07/2008, -3/+6I love how the CEO's blame MS's BOB on Bill.
    It is good to know they can joke about their failures and move on from them.
    • ElimGarak, on 01/07/2008, -0/+2Actually, from what I hear, Bob was all his wife Melinda's thing.
  • burton3660, on 01/07/2008, -7/+3oh i get it its a spin off on the office
  • rglover, on 01/07/2008, -1/+20Bill Gates: "Am I ready to take my shirt off?"
    Matthew McConaughey: "Ummm, not yet."
  • FredFredrickson, on 01/07/2008, -5/+25I was unaware that Steve Jobs was cool in the first place.
  • cthellis, on 01/07/2008, -3/+6Close proximity to Matthew McConaughey can make anyone look cool!
  • HypocriteDigg, on 01/07/2008, -7/+17***** Gizmodo, always making ***** into a fanboy war. This has nothing to do with which platform is superior, it's just a good, funny video.
    Dugg down for it being hosted by Gizmodo who will post anything for a hit you ***** sellouts.
    • gn0stik, on 01/07/2008, -2/+2*****, it was a featured film at CES. Gizmodo covers tech. CES is tech. People like funny. Geeks like tech funny. Hence, gizomodo should have posted this.
  • pevensen, on 01/07/2008, -1/+35This isn't even the full video! It cuts off in the middle. Stupid Gizmodo! Here's the full one: http://www.tweakvista.com/Article39218.aspx
  • Mooney79, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1As other people said. This is copy of this post(http://digg.com/microsoft/Bill_Gates_last_day_at_M ... That other post has more of the video too.
  • ROYALWITHCHEESE, on 01/07/2008, -0/+3the sounds kinda sounds 3d
  • vondur, on 01/07/2008, -1/+4Umm, no.
  • linkerjpatrick, on 01/07/2008, -0/+2Reminds me of the post politics Bob Dole. Also Bill Clinton had a similar video right before he left office that was really funny.
  • Koyder, on 01/07/2008, -4/+3That perfectly sums up the difference between Gates and Jobs: Gates has to act to appear cool, Jobs just has to be himself.
  • Frostman3D, on 01/07/2008, -2/+3Bill Gates IS cooler than Steve Jobs.
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