Video: Bill Gates is looking for a job -- fruitlessly
By Ryan Block 
posted Jan 9th 2008 5:48PM
posted Jan 9th 2008 5:48PM
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I shut it off the second I heard Ballmer.
That's too bad
cause it's pretty funny
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thank you isaac...
he did work for ibm you fool
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dude the picture gave u away...that was no double post...
its ok to be bored man...i feel u :)
You realize there's still time to change the picture to make muyiwa look crazy right?
Ooops, double post.
and a dodecahedronical message's content !
Most people would call that a triple-post.
Bill G. is awesome.
That was excellent! Terrific self deprecating humor! (It's Billy G.)
I heard that he drove a Honda Accord. Was that a new Ford Focus? Wow.
No, he has a Porsche 959 and a 911.
@ Matt,
I know. Something about it almost makes me feel guilty for finding that old pie in the face video so funny.
@Matt,
I know. Something about it almost makes me feel guilty for laughing so hard at that old pie in the face video.
Great. Now *I* look bored. Something wacky's going on with the posting system.
Doesn't he have just about every sports car?
why does he need a job?
he has like $8769087654342356789098765432456789098765432134567890
You don't get, do you?
get it*
um no i dont
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You... You seriously couldn't tell that movie was a joke? I... I don't know what to say.
To make myself feel better I'm going to say you're just being extremely sarcastic.
I doubt he has the attention span to actually watch the video, all he did was read the title of the post and hit "Add Your Comments".
Bill Gates is a PiMP!!
He's trying to sway Jay Z away from Apple by needing rap lessons
The question is.. would he even want to work for you? Talk about one of the most highly qualified applicants where he's interviewing the company.. not vice versa.
El O El
Dude, that was awesome. I already miss the guy.
Isaac:
That was funny :))
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but was George Clooney using an iPhone?
I thought i saw a full keyboard looking back at it, blackberry/treo-esque
can't really tell though....
Well, i think its great he did that. Funny stuff...expensive, yet funny.
" Never doubt the power of software!"
Now that's a funny video.
Maybe it's a subtle hint about Bill's plan to activate the hidden software in Windows machines and cause the end of the world!!!!!!11!!! [/"Bill Gates is the Anti-Christ" Conspiracy theorist]
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I may be fighting for Apple but I don't want Bill to go... Only because of sentimental reasons and all... but still...
A billionaire driving a chevy with a spoiler... that alone was humorous!
Good to see that he has some personality in him. To austin above - retirement isn't always a lot of fun, some people like to keep doing things.
Oddly enough, I think that little tidbit about his car is genuine.
I think it is Ford Focus with SYNC..
SYNC! That makes sense.
Was Bono talking on a Blackberry? They didn't get the product placement 100%.
was that the flurry mac screensaver I saw in the background of the music studio? I think it was...
why wasn't Veronica Belmont in this video?
@onelove
hahahahah so true.... she should have been in the video
I think this was Engadget's plan, for Veronica Belmont to become such a fixture at this year's CES...that she could take over the keynote, now that Billy G. is retired.
Got to admit that was hilarious
You know I have always had a sort of dislike for Microsoft's products and their business practices, but theres something about Bill Gates that I just could never stay mad at him. He's like that guy in high school we all knew that got picked on, was super akward in any social situation, and was horrible at sports. Good to know those guys can grow up to be millionaires and then laugh at themselves. I'd like to see the heads of some of the other "hip" and trendy IT companies take cheap pot shots at themselves like this. It's funny!
hes more than a millionaire =P
this story needs "more veronica!"
Bill and Steve B. have made a few very funny videos. I love the scene in this one where the Matrix racks-of-guns go flying by them both. I could not believe Hillary and Barak were both in the video too.
I don't get this "looking for a job" angle. You're all such proletariats. He's an empire builder. A god.
that was funny. What's with the green acres theme song he played on guitar hero? What would of topped it off is if he called up apple looking to improve their software...... that would of been funny. Or a steve jobs secretary saying he is not taking calls.
Bill Gates is a legend!!! that was awesome.
yeah it was. I thought that was kinda funny.
oops, that was supposed to be a reply to Ben.
Forgive my stupidity . . .
did no one catch the jay-z pun in the audience? no one laughed when he questioned about retiring and then un-retiring...
the journey, by john williams (NBC theme at the beginning), is brilliant music that takes my breath away.
lol, his laptop bag was on the roof of his car when he arrived at work??
he could be my new computer guy, that would be awesome.
I can very much use a new computer guy back at the hospital, the one we have now has such a holier-than-thou attitude it wouldn't be any surprise to me if he ends up being used in some of our not so ethical experiments.
How about throwing me a bone, Bill? A few billion wouldn't hurt.
Ahhh bless lovely Bill, I just want to give him a cuddle. He can come and live in my garden, I'll look after him :-)
Most boring video in a while... IMO.
Hmm.... bill gates is cooler than ever now. i remember when they use to trash him and throw pies on his face.
we all definitely owe him a lot in computer technology.
you mean we all owe STEVE JOBS. am I the only one who remembers that bill gates copies off steve jobs all the time? the last innovative thing he did was...who am I kidding everything hes done is copyware.
If it wasn't for Bill Gates, Apple wouldn't even be around anymore. Shut up, please.
this just makes me dislike bill gates even more, with the fact that hes obviously trying to market to todays youth and you people are eating it up. Heres a hint: POP CULTURE REFERENCES DO NOT MAKE YOU HIP. Go design some more oft-delayed disappointing operating systems filled with bloatware and having ridiculous system requirements.
That was a great video. We never get to see that side of Bill. Thanks for all you've done, Bill, and thanks for the humor. We're gonna miss ya.
Ok, So the ultra capitalist Bill Gates, really supports Socialists. That makes sense.