http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/ Engadget Comments for Poll: Jobs and Gates sit down in an alternate reality http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
I mean, the whole setup had a very 'demilitarized zone/neutral territory' feel to it, and it looked like we were going to get some insights into the past/present/future of computing from two guys who have been instrumental in making it what it is today. Instead Jobs kept mentioning iPhone features at evey opportunity. (the iPhone looks like a great product -- but this was not the place to promote it). He really lacked class in that department.

The other thing that annoyed me about Jobs was his response to the PC vs. Mac ads. I hate negative advertising of any kind so these ads have always bugged me. Might have been a tad funny at first, but after that they have just been one cheap shot after the other. So Jobs talking about "PC guy is what makes it work" really seems a bit fake. I suppose he didn't have a lot of options at that point though -- they were pretending to be best buddies, and the ads are already out there.

Oh, and finally -- his response to the question about giving stuff back to the world. I mean seriously -- according to Forbes latest lists, Gates has 56 billion dollars and Jobs has 5.7 billion. Which is a tenth of what Gates has, but it's still a completely ridiculous sum of money. I don't think its unreasonable to expect him to speak out in favor of some causes or make some charitable contributions. In his defense, of course, he could be doing such things anonymously. Or he might be putting it off to a future date. I sincerely hope this is the case..]]>Jun 9th 2007 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
or maybe a rap battle]]>Jun 1st 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
Opera musica begins....Jobs and Bill pull out lightsabers...battle to the finish.]]>Jun 1st 2007 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Get on stage and bring your soap box so you can release some ofyour gospel]]>Jun 1st 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jobs announces he's already, in turn, signed it all over to Linus along with everything Apple owns.
Linus rushes to the stage, declares everything either company has ever made to be free forever, and announces his candidacy for President in '08.]]>Jun 1st 2007 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
Alternate reality: Jobs and Gates reveal the missing widget, it looks like a microsoft icon! Wait a minute. Now they are about to drop the bomb. Here it comes
Fill in the blank_______________! The crowd goes wild. Everyone comes to their feet and rush the stage. ]]>Jun 1st 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
The Surface automatically charges his credit card for the drink.]]>Jun 1st 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
Now if it was Jobs and Balmer I'd have gone for a everybody at D5 unites to kill Balmer and then they party all night version.

Jobs and Gates, I just love'em! ]]>Jun 1st 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
If you say that the surface of the MS surface looks like an iphone, then I can also say that my tablet pc or my desktop with a bitmap screen looks like an iphone. What sets the iphone and MS surafce apart are the sizes; it is much harder to make larger multi-touch devices. Though I applaud both for introducing this technology to the consumer market, it is by no means a new, patented, technology.]]>Jun 1st 2007 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
I said the Surface looks like an iPhone. That doesn't mean I meant that Microsoft copied Apple with multi-touch. Did I mention anywhere about multi-touch? No, I mentioned that it looks like an iPhone... which you can also touch. I'm not implying M$ stole multi-touch, I'm saying it looks like an iPhone.

Capiche?]]>Jun 1st 2007 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 1st 2007 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_fiction]]>Jun 2nd 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 2nd 2007 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/Jun 2nd 2007 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/poll-jobs-and-gates-sit-down-in-an-alternate-reality/]]>Jun 4th 2007 2:02PM