I *love* this video Robert and the guys did with Bill. Not for the content which I actually think is too long but for the real insight in to Bill as a person. This is soooo much better than seeing him on stage as you get the real deal - he is *THE* Geek in Disguise...and drove a Porsche 911.
He zones in on Robert's device very quickly, asks a few pertinent questions and you can just see him analysing the whole thing. It reminded me of Steve Levy's remarks about when he first showed Bill
Brian from Gizmodo made me smile with "I've been following your work for a while". Nice :)
Another thing: I just don't see other people in Bill's kind of position putting themselves out there like this. I don't see Mr Jobs doing this for example. I think it's great that Bill gets out there and talks to the blogosphere guys and technology sites. I'm not sure what the mainstream media thinks of this but it's the future and Bill's out there doing it now. Spin free and real. This for me is Bill at this best - the real Bill, of the cuff, unedited, unscripted and passionate.
Kudos to the guys interviewing too who didn't use it to take cheap shots or try to be "the man"....and Robert's comment about Apple doing single function devices was quite prescient :)
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Bill at his best - the real Bill, of the cuff, unedited, unscripted and passionate.
I really want to download this episode, but it may take me a few days, and my net will probably die atleast once in there.. :(
Someone should.. quote it all for me. :)
I loved BillG's smack down of Scoble towards the end, "... if you're going to say something like that, just have a number in mind."; fantastic! It reminds me of the chat show who said to the guest (an actor), "Many people say you're past your best". The guest replies, "Yeah? Name four." :-)
Definitely an interesting look at a few characters in the sphere.
While I don't necessarily agree with everything stated from both sides of the table, the glimpse into who people are was nice.
I wish Bill would have been given more time to talk about himself.
How cares if you're at CES or not, you're talking to Billy G, and there's a lot more to that than Microsoft's short term strategy regarding such mundane material.