Slog - Comments on The World's Richest Man... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man ...giggles childishly at, slouches in front of, and ultimately seems to bore world's funniest man. Via Seattlest.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:44:43 -0800 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:57:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by sniggles I thought it was cute! Especially how he was slow to catch on to the password/pet thing. This was a fun interview last night...

]]> sniggles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604242 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604242 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:04:40 -0800 Comment by Andrew Windows 95 = Macintosh 1986

Windows Vista = Macintosh 2000

One day Windows will catch up.... One day

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604263 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604263 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:18:17 -0800 Comment by skweetis Andrew, which operating system do you like the best? Because I would suggest that you use that one. Hope that helps.

]]> skweetis http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604288 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:43:10 -0800 Comment by Suz I saw him on the Today show and he was so boring. He is NOT a good spokesman for their product. He is worse that "PC" in those fabulous Mac commercials!!

]]> Suz http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604301 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:53:58 -0800 Comment by golob He mostly came off as a sweet and gentle little nerd, slouching and all. A little bit of wolf-in-sheep's-clothing, but still he seemed earnest and patient in the face of some really boring questions from Jon.

If anyone was off, it was Stewart. He was totally unprepared for the interview.

In truth, I'd much rather spend an afternoon with Bill than Steve Jobs. Job's aways comes off as an arrogant prat.

]]> golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604315 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604315 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:05:38 -0800 Comment by pwday I thought he was charming. He comes across as a real person, albeit a nerdy one. I like Bill.

]]> pwday http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604343 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604343 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:31:10 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Just because he left abruptly at the end doesn't mean he wasn't intensely interested.

But Bill's a funny guy when you let him be one.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604346 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604346 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:33:07 -0800 Comment by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com Bill Gates is not the richest man in the world. Ingvar Kamprad the founder of Ikea is and it is all thanks to the massive national debt.

]]> Jake of 8bitjoystick.com http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604356 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604356 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:39:03 -0800 Comment by Brad Gotta disagree with you Dan. I saw the interview and thought it was pretty funny. The man clearly is/was happiest cranking out code, and he doesn't have the stage presence that his buddy Steve Ballmer has, but he came across pretty relaxed last nite.

]]> Brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604375 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604375 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:54:28 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I'm with Golob @ 5. I thought Stewart asked a bunch of dumb and uninteresting questions. What do you want from Gates? He's not funny, he's rich.

I'm curious what Gates' "rider" was -- if TDS had to agree to put up all that Vista/MS eyecandy all over the set for Gates to show up in the first place.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604408 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604408 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:15:57 -0800 Comment by Dougsf I actually opened the comments window to see how long it took for a crazy Mac person to make a comment. Second post, good job!

(BTW - I like Mac's just fine, some people are just a little kookie about that shit.)

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604467 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:55:57 -0800 Comment by sarah kleinhorn spa spy informs that he has very low hangers and what appears to be an attempt at a sexual landing strip

]]> sarah kleinhorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604566 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604566 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:49:40 -0800 Comment by Ebenezer I'm having trouble choosing which cult to join. Should I go with Scientology or Apple?

]]> Ebenezer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604648 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604648 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:50:29 -0800 Comment by Megan lol @ 13

I use Macs, but have never understood the rabid anti-PC contigent. Nor do I really understand the snarky 'Macs aren't real computers' viewpoint some PC users have. I mean, it's a computer. There are good things and bad things about both-- you pick the one you like and shut up about it.

]]> Megan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604766 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604766 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:57:03 -0800 Comment by catalina vel-duray I don't know him, but his mother was a saint. A SAINT, I tell you.

And herself was hardly cold in the ground before his father married that Mimi.

]]> catalina vel-duray http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604927 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c604927 TV Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:25:33 -0800 Comment by Creepy.. @15 - Yeah, Mary was a nice lady, but have you ever seen the huge portrait of her that hangs over the atrium in Gates Hall at UW? The eyes follow you around the room...

]]> Creepy.. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c605206 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c605206 TV Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:46:03 -0800 Comment by busty_bookworm Actually, I've heard that Bill Gates has a form of autism that is characterized by an inability to read social cues, as well as an outstanding intelligence in other areas. It's called Ashberger's (spelling?) My little cousin was recently diagnosed with it and he frequently takes his pants off at inappropriate times, so I think the interview went pretty well, considering, and maybe it's not so nice to make fun of Bill.

]]> busty_bookworm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c605212 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/worlds_richest_man#c605212 TV Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:57:58 -0800