Gerald, I sure didn't get worked up over that interview, it seemed exactly the same line as the Chairman's been peddling for the last 2 years. Amusing enough, still trying to PR his way out, otherwise not particularly noteworthy.
Same thing at Comdex, of course, as in
Gates Advocates Competition, but He Has His Doubters nytimes.com
Gates claims competition would be more accurate, I'd say.
Gates, whose company has defined the personal computer era, also heralded the dawn of a less PC-centric age, when people will use several different mobile devices -- like Internet-enabled cell phones and personal digital assistants -- to gain access to the Web. He stressed that people will have a choice of Internet devices. "No one will dominate over the other," he said.
At the same time, he painted a picture of a world in which Windows software would run on any device. And today, as mobs of people huddled near Microsoft's booth awaiting its opening, several shook their heads when asked whether they sensed the dawn of an era in which Microsoft would lose its dominance.
"He's trying to deflect the monopoly situation he's facing," said Charles Shepperd, director of information systems for Plastics Plus, a company in Auburn Hills, Mich. There may be many new companies, and many new products evolving, Shepperd said, but "I don't think anybody is going to be able to catch up" to Microsoft.
I don't know about the last part, but I don't think hypothetical competition is going to do much for Bill's legal problems.
Cheers, Dan. |
