I watched with pleasure this interview that took place yesterday between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. I made me stop and think, pausing so to speak, that it has really been an amazing time with regards to technology. Not just from a tech perspective, meaning, great software, feature rich gadgets, etc. etc. What struck me most about this interview is the historical context that gets communicated and the sense that these two guys really have been risk taking visionaries, that they've enjoyed the ride and that good technologies come out of companies that are built well.
Give it a watch and enjoy!
It is amazing o remember I live thru all that stuff. The changes were phenomenal. I got into the computer business in 1965 having done my masters degree using the IBM 1620 for research in 1962. I think my first programs were on a PDP8, which an 8 bit word minicomputer. The program was to control a nuclear experiment in Chalk River Labs.
Our company in the late 70's got a LISA, which did not work as well as it could but was phenomenal. I then moved to the MacIntosh until the pressure from clients to get on a PC in the 80's.
I find it so interesting how both Steve and Bill knew that GUI was the wave of the future. I think it is such a shame that Apple dropped the ball when they had such a lead at the beginning.
I still think the Mac has the best interface but really for what I use the computer for the PC is just fine. Maybe when I move to become a bigger user, I will move to Mac.
Really great seeing those guys on the stage together. Is the rest of their discussion available?
Posted by: Jim | May 31, 2007 at 09:30 PM