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Thinking of jumping to Vista?  If Bill Gates is to be believed, maybe we should all just wait. Gates, once again is revealing some details on Microsoft’s next operating system as he told an audience in Tokyo attending the Windows Digital Lifestyle Conference, “We’re hard at work … on the… Continue Reading »

It’s his last time to host a Microsoft CEO Summit as company chairman before answering philanthropy’s call, so Bill Gates decided to use the opportunity for one more demonstration of Microsoft Research prowess. Gates allowed the high-profile executives attending the annual meeting of high-dollar minds to see Microsoft’s Touch Wall,… Continue Reading »

It turns out that last week when Bill Gates was quoted as saying that the release for Windows 7 would come “sometime in the next year or so” he was not entirely accurate. According to a Microsoft spokesperson, Windows 7 is still in the “planning stages” and is on track… Continue Reading »

While we have already seen confirmation from Microsoft that Windows 7 was set for a 2010-2011 launch, it seems that they may be running a little ahead of schedule. According to Bill Gates, they are ahead of schedule and the OS could come “within the next year.” Of course he… Continue Reading »

Microsoft Vista’s non-success will not stop the software giant to come out with Windows 7, the next Windows operating system that still remains (for the most part) to be a mystery. However, a test version has already been forwarded to the technical committed (TC) of US law enforcement perhaps to… Continue Reading »

Though Yahoo rejected its “undervalued” bid, Microsoft’s part-time chairman Bill Gates said the show must go on and the software giant will continue to invest heavily on Web search to snatch sizeable share away from Google. Gates boasts Microsoft has enough resources to invest in engineering and marketing. However, he… Continue Reading »

Click for a larger image. In cased you missed it, or want to watch it again, here is the video spoof shown during the CES 2008 Bill Gates keynote about his last full day at Microsoft. The production team pulled out an all-star cast for Mr. G, including: Brian Williams,… Continue Reading »

The death of TV, really?  Quite possibly, yes.  Microsoft didn’t say that of course, but if you put all the pieces announced tonight together, you come to a pretty obvious conclusion rather quickly.  Network TV, at least as we know it, will die. Here are the puzzle pieces, see if… Continue Reading »

Click for a larger image. And we’re officially live here at the Bill Gates press conference.  We’ve taken our seats, and are waiting until the 6:00 PST start time.  Adam and Robert are hustling over here so we can get some group live-blogging going. As usual during live blogs, hit… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: CES 2008 Keynote: Bill Gates, the final CES address

I was chatting up Leigh Geary of coolsmartphone.com about what his expectations were from Mr. Gates at tomorrow’s CES keynote.  With the iPhone entry, Google’s Android looming like a specter, we (both Leigh and I) are looking to Windows to bring something new to the table.  Will Bill deliver something… Continue Reading »