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Tech Watch: Music on Facebook; Bill Gates's Rumored Think Tank; Amazon's Q3 Earnings Bad, But Good

Chris Dannen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:08 -0400

Is Music Facebook's Savior?

If it's one thing that MySpace has over Facebook, it's music. MySpace Music has no real successful equivalent on Facebook, and the latter company's path to profitability looks unlikely without some kind of tunes application as a part of the strategy. If Facebook ever hopes to go public, it may have to sidle up to one of its developers and ink a music deal.

I'm a PC...and I Fund Crazy Ideas that Might Save Millions of Lives

Chuck Salter — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:01:28 -0400

Now there's a line that would fit nicely in Microsoft's unusually moving new ad campaign. This week the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it had spent $10 million on 104 global-health research projects considered too risky for traditional funding. It hopes that placing relatively smaller bets will lead to a major medical innovation.

Microsoft’s Leader in Web Apps: Meet Dr. Flakenstein

Chuck Salter — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:20 -0400

"Can I get you a Coke?" Bill Gates asked.

It was 2005, and Gary William Flake, the head of research for Yahoo, was visiting Microsoft. Finally. Senior executives had been calling for a year, trying to coax him to come meet a few people, hear them out. But Flake thought he already had the best job in the industry.

He hadn't agreed to fly from his home in San Jose, California, to Redmond, Washington, and trade up from his usual T-shirt, until he heard that Gates wanted to meet. That was an offer no self-respecting geek could turn down.

Is Apple Planning Touch-screen Macs?

Chris Dannen — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:10:41 -0400

Many a wide-eyed fanboy would love for Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL] to release a touch-based tablet. Fortunately for them, the touch technology coming out of the company's iPhone team makes the possibility of a touch Mac more likely than ever. Now new patents are revealing that the Cupertino computer maker is at least considering the idea.

The US patent application appears to cover a tablet-like computer, which seems to operate using the same multi-touch functionality that made the iPhone an international star.

WWBGD- What Would Bill Gates Do Part 2

Stephen L Rose — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:13:51 -0400

I had asked my readers a few weeks ago, that if they had the opportunity to ask Bill Gate’s any question, what would they ask. I was amazed at not only the amount of responses, but the quality and range of questions offered.

Fast Talk Question - Will Bill Gates’s departure have a significant impact on Microsoft's prospects?

Fast Company staff — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:26:08 -0400

Will Bill Gates’s departure have a significant impact on Microsoft's prospects?

The Affleck Rule

Kevin Ohannessian — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:39:44 -0400

On Nightline last night, they had a mini-documentary about Ben Affleck visiting the Congo and sharing stories of what he saw in the conflict-torn country. As I watched his sunburned face, as he tearfully described atrocities he witnessed, I realized that we need to adjust our perceptions. Like many, I assume a celebrity is all good-looks and little else. That assumption is wrong.

FastCompany's July/August 2008 Calendar

By Fast Company Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:50:04 -0400

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Apple vs. Microsoft -- Who is Winning the Epic Battle

Rachel King — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:25:09 -0400

It was 1975 when Bill Gates founded Microsoft to develop and sell the BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800, a microcomputer based on an Intel CPU. The following year, the first Apple fell from the tree … or emerged from Steve Wozniak's Los Altos bedroom. Priced at $666.66, the first Apple computer ran on BASIC as well, and wasn't even fully assembled – it lacked a keyboard, monitor and even a case. Fifty of the early models were sold to a local retailer, giving Apple's founders enough capital to keep their fledgling company afloat.

Bill Gates Relinquishes Duties at Microsoft

Rip Empson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:35:46 -0400

On July 1st, Bill Gates will officially log off, though he will remain Microsoft's Chairman, just in case. He will also be taking a bigger role in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which oversees the distribution of about $55 billion. Sounds like another full-time job.

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WWBGD- What Would Bill Gates Do?

Stephen L Rose — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:33:54 -0400

In the past my articles have been centered around technology, products and applications used within the business world. This weeks entry is a bit different. My friend and business partner at Odyssey Consulting Group, Daniel Egan has a once in a lifetime opportunity this week. To be one of fifteen people who get to have lunch with Bill Gates.