Gates and Jobs. No, not that pirates movie
Oh, and not that Pirates movie either. I just cannot see Bill Gates as Capt’n Jack.
Thanks to Michael, who passed on this link, (Sir) Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are going to talking at the same conference: Wall Street Journal’s Fifth Annual D: All Things Digital Conference. (May 29 to 31 near San Diego, CA
Us geeks may look at this co-appearance as two industry heavyweights attempting to out-pitch each other. Mere A vs B characterisations are too easy, and downplay the historical impact of this event.
I rather think about the echoes both Billg and Stevej have on the future of this planet. Bill with his philanthropy including the desire to cure many of the forgotten third world diseases; and Steve with the heart warming kid’s movies and changing to the music industry. Maybe they will have more in common than the world expects?
How will our descendents remember these men, the giants of our time?