News : Live blog with Gates and Jobs at D5
CARLSBAD, Calif.--Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Apple CEO Steve Jobs have taken the stage in this much-anticipated event at the D5 conference here.
Earlier in the day, both companies tried to lay their claim to hipness, Microsoft by showing off a multitouch table computer, and Apple by announcing that its Apple TV will begin playing YouTube videos.
I'm in an overflow room a half-dozen other reporters, many of whom flew to San Diego to watch the main event on TV from an overflow room several hundred yards from the ballroom.
The keynote kicked off with a 1983 video of a young Jobs hosting the "Macintosh software dating game" with three software CEOs--Gates, Mitch Kapor of Lotus and Fred Gibbons.
In the video, a young Gates in a blue polo shirt tells Jobs how important the Mac is to Microsoft. "During 1984 Microsoft expects to get half of its revenue from Macintosh software," Gates says.
It moves on to a video of the famous 1997 Macworld in Boston where Apple announced its deal with Microsoft. In the video, Gates appears via satellite to a chorus of boos from the Macworld crowd.
The four walk out on stage--Gates, Jobs and Swisher and Mossberg--with Jobs wearing his trademark black mock turtleneck, jeans and tennis shoes. Gates is wearing a button down shirt, dark pants and shoes.
The discussion began with Swisher asking each what the other's biggest contribution was.
"Bill built the first software company in the industry," Jobs said. "The business model turned out to be one that worked very well for the industry. Bill was really focused on software before anyone else had a clue."
Gates responded by first noting that he is not the author of a popular Steve Jobs satire site.
"I want to clarify I'm not Fake Steve Jobs," he quipped.
Gates praised Jobs for pursuing the idea that the computer could really be a mass market idea and then for betting heavy again on the Mac, despite the Lisa's lack of popularity.
They then delved back into the early days of the Mac when Microsoft and Apple worked closely together.
"When Steve first came up, it was going to be a lot cheaper computer than it ended up being," Gates said. "That was fine." Stay tuned. Updating frequently.
Earlier in the day, both companies tried to lay their claim to hipness, Microsoft by showing off a multitouch table computer, and Apple by announcing that its Apple TV will begin playing YouTube videos.
I'm in an overflow room a half-dozen other reporters, many of whom flew to San Diego to watch the main event on TV from an overflow room several hundred yards from the ballroom.
The keynote kicked off with a 1983 video of a young Jobs hosting the "Macintosh software dating game" with three software CEOs--Gates, Mitch Kapor of Lotus and Fred Gibbons.
In the video, a young Gates in a blue polo shirt tells Jobs how important the Mac is to Microsoft. "During 1984 Microsoft expects to get half of its revenue from Macintosh software," Gates says.
It moves on to a video of the famous 1997 Macworld in Boston where Apple announced its deal with Microsoft. In the video, Gates appears via satellite to a chorus of boos from the Macworld crowd.
The four walk out on stage--Gates, Jobs and Swisher and Mossberg--with Jobs wearing his trademark black mock turtleneck, jeans and tennis shoes. Gates is wearing a button down shirt, dark pants and shoes.
The discussion began with Swisher asking each what the other's biggest contribution was.
"Bill built the first software company in the industry," Jobs said. "The business model turned out to be one that worked very well for the industry. Bill was really focused on software before anyone else had a clue."
Gates responded by first noting that he is not the author of a popular Steve Jobs satire site.
"I want to clarify I'm not Fake Steve Jobs," he quipped.
Gates praised Jobs for pursuing the idea that the computer could really be a mass market idea and then for betting heavy again on the Mac, despite the Lisa's lack of popularity.
They then delved back into the early days of the Mac when Microsoft and Apple worked closely together.
"When Steve first came up, it was going to be a lot cheaper computer than it ended up being," Gates said. "That was fine." Stay tuned. Updating frequently.
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