Vista - Bill Gates: Windows Vista is not the end of the line

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Bill Gates: Windows Vista is not the end of the line

>>>I hope not, vista was-is a blundering flop! We need a real OS!>>>

Never let it be said that Bill Gates doesn't know his stuff. Today at CES I
had the opportunity to speak to him on a variety of issues. His technical
knowledge impressed the onlookers as he expertly detailed the transition
from 32-bit computing to 64-bit computing and made the distinction between
the bit-ness of the computing and the number of bits in addressing.

As some may recall, last year I talked about how users were quickly coming
up against the 4 gigabyte limit in Windows XP (really 2 gigabytes as a
practical matter). This has to do with the 32-bit address space in today's
32-bit CPUs. Bill Gates said that is why 64-bit Windows is going to be so
important going forward -- 64-bit addressing lets users access a lot more
memory "and it'll be awhile before we hit that limit" said Mr. Gates.

Three points Mr. Gates brought up that I found of particular interest were:

1.. He "guarantees" that there will be a major new release of Windows in
the next 2 to 4 years. This runs contrary to some of the analysts who have
said that Windows Vista will be the last major release of Windows.

2.. Windows Vista has helped bring hardware and software together.
Microsoft has made a great effort to work with hardware vendors to make sure
Windows Vista and new hardware devices work seamlessly together.
Historically, Microsoft had been at a disadvantage compared to Apple because
Microsoft only controls half the platform. But with Windows Vista, it has
teamed up with hardware vendors to create a more seamless experience.

3.. Microsoft made sure to get ahead of the memory limit curve this time.
32-bit Pentiums were 32-bit in addressing as well. It started the work
during the XP time frame and even now, servers are moving to 64-bit
platforms (WinCustomize.com runs 64-bit MS SQL Server on an AMD64 box). The
challenge of 64-bit computing right now is getting the driver support. And
"Windows Vista is our way of pushing the hardware vendors to strengthen
64-bit support now rather than later."
One other interesting note, besides Mr. Gates being clearly familiar with
the in-depth technical aspects of Windows Vista, his switch-over to
foundation work in 2008 won't be the end of his involvement at Microsoft.
Mr. Gates explained that after 2008, he will be as involved in Microsoft
post-2008 as he is involved with the Foundation today.

I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be like.


"michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message news:ueU4az9MHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
http://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?AID=140803

Bill Gates: Windows Vista is not the end of the line

>>>I hope not, vista was-is a blundering flop! We need a real OS!>>>

Never let it be said that Bill Gates doesn't know his stuff. Today at CES I
had the opportunity to speak to him on a variety of issues. His technical
knowledge impressed the onlookers as he expertly detailed the transition
from 32-bit computing to 64-bit computing and made the distinction between
the bit-ness of the computing and the number of bits in addressing.

As some may recall, last year I talked about how users were quickly coming
up against the 4 gigabyte limit in Windows XP (really 2 gigabytes as a
practical matter). This has to do with the 32-bit address space in today's
32-bit CPUs. Bill Gates said that is why 64-bit Windows is going to be so
important going forward -- 64-bit addressing lets users access a lot more
memory "and it'll be awhile before we hit that limit" said Mr. Gates.

Three points Mr. Gates brought up that I found of particular interest were:

1.. He "guarantees" that there will be a major new release of Windows in
the next 2 to 4 years. This runs contrary to some of the analysts who have
said that Windows Vista will be the last major release of Windows.

2.. Windows Vista has helped bring hardware and software together.
Microsoft has made a great effort to work with hardware vendors to make sure
Windows Vista and new hardware devices work seamlessly together.
Historically, Microsoft had been at a disadvantage compared to Apple because
Microsoft only controls half the platform. But with Windows Vista, it has
teamed up with hardware vendors to create a more seamless experience.

3.. Microsoft made sure to get ahead of the memory limit curve this time.
32-bit Pentiums were 32-bit in addressing as well. It started the work
during the XP time frame and even now, servers are moving to 64-bit
platforms (WinCustomize.com runs 64-bit MS SQL Server on an AMD64 box). The
challenge of 64-bit computing right now is getting the driver support. And
"Windows Vista is our way of pushing the hardware vendors to strengthen
64-bit support now rather than later."
One other interesting note, besides Mr. Gates being clearly familiar with
the in-depth technical aspects of Windows Vista, his switch-over to
foundation work in 2008 won't be the end of his involvement at Microsoft.
Mr. Gates explained that after 2008, he will be as involved in Microsoft
post-2008 as he is involved with the Foundation today.

Perhaps, something similar to politicians- like Bush an
Hillary Clinton.
GB: "Oh, Hill, we've got them all running in circles
thinking there's actually differences between the parties."
HC: "I know, isn't it grand, Georgie? Let's keep them divided, as we
divide up the pie. Don't you worry, W, I'll count out your slices for
you. I know Dick usually does that for you, but he's with Ted boozing
back a few."
GB: "Thanks, Hilly baby. How much longer can I stay in this pretty
white house?"
HC: "You've got a couple of years, Georgie Porgie. But, I do need to
get up in here, and do something about them curtains. I can't have Bill
around, though. I just might have to slap him again, his decorating skills
are quite lacking."
GB: "Well, we gonna have to send Bill and Laura on some useless fact finding
tour or charity event."
HC: "You want some more pie, GW?"
GB: "I wanna get jiggy wit it!"
HC: "You a mess, George."


"William" <woogles@charter.net> wrote in message news:uhf5on$MHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be like.


"michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message news:ueU4az9MHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
http://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?AID=140803

Bill Gates: Windows Vista is not the end of the line

>>>I hope not, vista was-is a blundering flop! We need a real OS!>>>

Never let it be said that Bill Gates doesn't know his stuff. Today at CES I
had the opportunity to speak to him on a variety of issues. His technical
knowledge impressed the onlookers as he expertly detailed the transition
from 32-bit computing to 64-bit computing and made the distinction between
the bit-ness of the computing and the number of bits in addressing.

As some may recall, last year I talked about how users were quickly coming
up against the 4 gigabyte limit in Windows XP (really 2 gigabytes as a
practical matter). This has to do with the 32-bit address space in today's
32-bit CPUs. Bill Gates said that is why 64-bit Windows is going to be so
important going forward -- 64-bit addressing lets users access a lot more
memory "and it'll be awhile before we hit that limit" said Mr. Gates.

Three points Mr. Gates brought up that I found of particular interest were:

1.. He "guarantees" that there will be a major new release of Windows in
the next 2 to 4 years. This runs contrary to some of the analysts who have
said that Windows Vista will be the last major release of Windows.

2.. Windows Vista has helped bring hardware and software together.
Microsoft has made a great effort to work with hardware vendors to make sure
Windows Vista and new hardware devices work seamlessly together.
Historically, Microsoft had been at a disadvantage compared to Apple because
Microsoft only controls half the platform. But with Windows Vista, it has
teamed up with hardware vendors to create a more seamless experience.

3.. Microsoft made sure to get ahead of the memory limit curve this time.
32-bit Pentiums were 32-bit in addressing as well. It started the work
during the XP time frame and even now, servers are moving to 64-bit
platforms (WinCustomize.com runs 64-bit MS SQL Server on an AMD64 box). The
challenge of 64-bit computing right now is getting the driver support. And
"Windows Vista is our way of pushing the hardware vendors to strengthen
64-bit support now rather than later."
One other interesting note, besides Mr. Gates being clearly familiar with
the in-depth technical aspects of Windows Vista, his switch-over to
foundation work in 2008 won't be the end of his involvement at Microsoft.
Mr. Gates explained that after 2008, he will be as involved in Microsoft
post-2008 as he is involved with the Foundation today.

Those two along with Linus Torvalds make the "the good, the bad, and the
ugly"

They should star in a western...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goo...d_and_the_Ugly

Good= MacOSx because it looks nice,
Bad= Vista because its the worst version of windows, since windows ME
Ugly= linux because it lacks good eye candy

"William" <woogles@charter.net> wrote in message
news:uhf5on$MHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be
like.


"michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1> wrote in message
news:ueU4az9MHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
http://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?AID=140803

Bill Gates: Windows Vista is not the end of the line

>>>I hope not, vista was-is a blundering flop! We need a real OS!>>>

Never let it be said that Bill Gates doesn't know his stuff. Today at CES I
had the opportunity to speak to him on a variety of issues. His technical
knowledge impressed the onlookers as he expertly detailed the transition
from 32-bit computing to 64-bit computing and made the distinction between
the bit-ness of the computing and the number of bits in addressing.

As some may recall, last year I talked about how users were quickly coming
up against the 4 gigabyte limit in Windows XP (really 2 gigabytes as a
practical matter). This has to do with the 32-bit address space in today's
32-bit CPUs. Bill Gates said that is why 64-bit Windows is going to be so
important going forward -- 64-bit addressing lets users access a lot more
memory "and it'll be awhile before we hit that limit" said Mr. Gates.

Three points Mr. Gates brought up that I found of particular interest were:

1.. He "guarantees" that there will be a major new release of Windows in
the next 2 to 4 years. This runs contrary to some of the analysts who have
said that Windows Vista will be the last major release of Windows.

2.. Windows Vista has helped bring hardware and software together.
Microsoft has made a great effort to work with hardware vendors to make sure
Windows Vista and new hardware devices work seamlessly together.
Historically, Microsoft had been at a disadvantage compared to Apple because
Microsoft only controls half the platform. But with Windows Vista, it has
teamed up with hardware vendors to create a more seamless experience.

3.. Microsoft made sure to get ahead of the memory limit curve this time.
32-bit Pentiums were 32-bit in addressing as well. It started the work
during the XP time frame and even now, servers are moving to 64-bit
platforms (WinCustomize.com runs 64-bit MS SQL Server on an AMD64 box). The
challenge of 64-bit computing right now is getting the driver support. And
"Windows Vista is our way of pushing the hardware vendors to strengthen
64-bit support now rather than later."
One other interesting note, besides Mr. Gates being clearly familiar with
the in-depth technical aspects of Windows Vista, his switch-over to
foundation work in 2008 won't be the end of his involvement at Microsoft.
Mr. Gates explained that after 2008, he will be as involved in Microsoft
post-2008 as he is involved with the Foundation today.

"Hi, Steve."
"Hi, Bill."
"William" <woogles@charter.net> wrote in message news:uhf5on$MHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be like.

Jobs: Bill, you geeks still developing OSes?
Gates: <grins> I guarantee it ...


"William" <woogles@charter.net> wrote in message news:uhf5on$MHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be like.

"William" <woogles@charter.net> wrote in message
news:uhf5on$MHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be
like.

_____________________________

There are some pretty funny weird fictional accounts in the TV film the
Pirates of Silicon Valley.

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ill+gates+posv


This is a pretty funny bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAZ7yzjL1Sg

ss.

Steve: Hey Bill - can you believe it was 10 years ago that you bailed us
out with that $150m?
Bill: Yeah, I've still got those shares - got myself a bargain there.



William wrote:
> I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be
> like.
>
> "michail iakovou yos" <1@1.1 <mailto:1@1.1>> wrote in message
> news:ueU4az9MHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> http://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?AID=140803
>
> Bill Gates: Windows Vista is not the end of the line
>
> >>>I hope not, vista was-is a blundering flop! We need a real OS!>>>
>
> Never let it be said that Bill Gates doesn't know his stuff. Today
> at CES I
> had the opportunity to speak to him on a variety of issues. His
> technical
> knowledge impressed the onlookers as he expertly detailed the
> transition
> from 32-bit computing to 64-bit computing and made the distinction
> between
> the bit-ness of the computing and the number of bits in addressing.
>
> As some may recall, last year I talked about how users were quickly
> coming
> up against the 4 gigabyte limit in Windows XP (really 2 gigabytes as a
> practical matter). This has to do with the 32-bit address space in
> today's
> 32-bit CPUs. Bill Gates said that is why 64-bit Windows is going to
> be so
> important going forward -- 64-bit addressing lets users access a lot
> more
> memory "and it'll be awhile before we hit that limit" said Mr. Gates.
>
> Three points Mr. Gates brought up that I found of particular
> interest were:
>
> 1.. He "guarantees" that there will be a major new release of
> Windows in
> the next 2 to 4 years. This runs contrary to some of the analysts
> who have
> said that Windows Vista will be the last major release of Windows.
>
> 2.. Windows Vista has helped bring hardware and software together.
> Microsoft has made a great effort to work with hardware vendors to
> make sure
> Windows Vista and new hardware devices work seamlessly together.
> Historically, Microsoft had been at a disadvantage compared to Apple
> because
> Microsoft only controls half the platform. But with Windows Vista,
> it has
> teamed up with hardware vendors to create a more seamless experience.
>
> 3.. Microsoft made sure to get ahead of the memory limit curve
> this time.
> 32-bit Pentiums were 32-bit in addressing as well. It started the work
> during the XP time frame and even now, servers are moving to 64-bit
> platforms (WinCustomize.com runs 64-bit MS SQL Server on an AMD64
> box). The
> challenge of 64-bit computing right now is getting the driver
> support. And
> "Windows Vista is our way of pushing the hardware vendors to strengthen
> 64-bit support now rather than later."
> One other interesting note, besides Mr. Gates being clearly familiar
> with
> the in-depth technical aspects of Windows Vista, his switch-over to
> foundation work in 2008 won't be the end of his involvement at
> Microsoft.
> Mr. Gates explained that after 2008, he will be as involved in
> Microsoft
> post-2008 as he is involved with the Foundation today.
>

"William" <woogles@charter.net> wrote in message
news:uhf5on$MHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I wonder what a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs would be
>like.

Uhm, like this one?

http://d.smugmug.com/gallery/581721/1/24354059

--
Alexander Suhovey