Bill Gates Photos From MDC

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/goiframe/1998230/thghtdev00500067ddb/direct/01' target='_blank'>http://clk.atdmt.com/goiframe/19982...67ddb/direct/01</a><br /><br /></div>MDC is in full swing, and as you can tell from the news today, Microsoft is making a lot of noise about what's going on at MDC. And what Microsoft event would be complete without a picture of the man himself, Bill Gates, holding up some geek gear?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/billg-mpx-big.JPG"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/billg-mpx.jpg" /></a><br /><span>[Click on the image for a full-sized version.]</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/billg-toshiba-big.JPG"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/billg-toshiba.jpg" /></a><br /><span>[Click on the image for a full-sized version.]</span><br /><br /><span><i>(I just wish he'd personally use devices like this, then he'd hopefully see where they're flawed, and throw one of his fits and get some fixes moving...)</i></span>

[huangzhinong]

I am looking for another picture: Gates hold an ipaq H2300. :D

[Jason Dunn]

I am looking for another picture: Gates hold an ipaq H2300. :D

Huh? What's an iPAQ 2300 series?

[JustinGTP]

He's not smiling about the devices, he smiling about how much money he his raking in because of this! :D

[dh]

I am looking for another picture: Gates hold an ipaq H2300. :D

Huh? What's an iPAQ 2300 series?

2200 Form Factor
256 MB RAM
96 MB ROM
VGA
BT/WiFi/CDMA (Sprint of course)
SDIO/CF
520 MHz Processor
Superduper graphics chip

Don't I wish :D

Seriously, I wonder if we will see any upgrades to the 2200 series? I kind of like them but the current spec is not too exciting.

[dean_shan]

He's not smiling about the devices, he smiling about how much money he his raking in because of this! :D

:lol: I noticed that too.

[David Prahl]

"Okay, Mr. Gates - now hold this thing for 30 seconds...
good...
and now this one....that's right...."

Does William H. Gates III even use a PDA?

[Sven Johannsen]

Does William H. Gates III even use a PDA?

No he does not. That has been well publicized. At that level you don't need a personal digital assistant, because you have a personal assistant. Now, whether that individual, or staff of individuals, uses Pocket PCs? I dunno.

[David Prahl]

Just noticed that the title of this thread is "Bill Gates Photos", not "New Device Photos". :lol:

[Zack Mahdavi]

He's not smiling about the devices, he smiling about how much money he his raking in because of this! :D

I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?

Then again, only a couple Microsoft divisions are actually profitable... the ones Microsoft has a monoply in... :?

[Janak Parekh]

I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?
I'm sure Pocket PCs drive business in other Microsoft sectors, though. ;)

--janak

[Scott R]

Does William H. Gates III even use a PDA?

No he does not. That has been well publicized. At that level you don't need a personal digital assistant, because you have a personal assistant.Yes, I've heard that argument/excuse before, but I frankly don't buy it. He's married, right? So he has no need for keeping track of his personal schedule? He has no need for keeping track of friends/family birthdays? He has no need for keeping a list of his friends/associates phone numbers? If he doesn't use a PDA, it may be for several reasons, but I don't buy the "he has a personal assistant" argument unless this personal assistant follows him around everywhere he goes, including to the bathroom at his house.

Scott

[Will T Smith]

I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?
I'm sure Pocket PCs drive business in other Microsoft sectors, though. ;)

--janak

Microsoft was VERY eager to push .net into handheld devices over the past two years. There is a VERY good reason for this.

Microsoft wants to own the uber-connected world of "satellite computing". That is, you don't have large monolithic devices on your desktop. Rather, there are MANY, MANY handheld devices floating around with some servers to keep, distribute and coordinate data.

That's where .net comes in. The apps will run across all of Microsoft's platforms. .net has some pretty slick features and should lead to warehouses and mobile professionals being married to .net applications. It should lead to a LOT more people using technology for data collection and access that have NEVER used a computer before.

We're basically talking about the deployment of enterprise applications. The insanely expensive variety. And no doubt they'll all have .net servers chugging along behind the scenes running enterprise editions of SQL Server.

I also forsee that a LOT of sales professionals who used to be dependent on notebooks will be migrated into mobile/connected applications. Sales data, databases, email, voice, IM that can ALL be handled by an MPx.

Microsoft may be taking a hit on Mobile right now. But the hardware is getting cheaper and the license costs just stay the same. More devices go into circulation. The advent of the "truly personal" computer is still coming. A LOT of this will likely be in the cell phone arena where MS Smartphones will outperform Symbian & Palm based devices with more software due to easy .net development tools.

[Wes Salmon]

Does William H. Gates III even use a PDA?

I have personally seen the man use a PDA, twice actually.

Ok, he was using the two PDA's I handed him before his keynote at last year's MDC, but nonetheless, I have seen him use a PDA and more importantly, a Pocket PC! :D

[Zack Mahdavi]

Very good points Will and Janek. I was thinking about the direct impact handhelds have on Microsoft's quarterly reports. But you are both right. Thanks for the input!


I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?
I'm sure Pocket PCs drive business in other Microsoft sectors, though. ;)

--janak

Microsoft was VERY eager to push .net into handheld devices over the past two years. There is a VERY good reason for this.

Microsoft wants to own the uber-connected world of "satellite computing". That is, you don't have large monolithic devices on your desktop. Rather, there are MANY, MANY handheld devices floating around with some servers to keep, distribute and coordinate data.

That's where .net comes in. The apps will run across all of Microsoft's platforms. .net has some pretty slick features and should lead to warehouses and mobile professionals being married to .net applications. It should lead to a LOT more people using technology for data collection and access that have NEVER used a computer before.

......

[Fishie]

He's not smiling about the devices, he smiling about how much money he his raking in because of this! :D

I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?

Then again, only a couple Microsoft divisions are actually profitable... the ones Microsoft has a monoply in... :?

Urm since when does MS have a monopoly in office software?
Office software is one of the most hotly contested enterprise markets out there yet it is one of the most profiteable for MS.

[unxmully]

He's not smiling about the devices, he smiling about how much money he his raking in because of this! :D

I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?

Then again, only a couple Microsoft divisions are actually profitable... the ones Microsoft has a monoply in... :?

Urm since when does MS have a monopoly in office software?


It is? When you selected your Office product which ones did you include in the selection as competition? Just out of interest.

[Fishie]

Lotus and SAP for instance.

He's not smiling about the devices, he smiling about how much money he his raking in because of this! :D

I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?

Then again, only a couple Microsoft divisions are actually profitable... the ones Microsoft has a monoply in... :?

Urm since when does MS have a monopoly in office software?


It is? When you selected your Office product which ones did you include in the selection as competition? Just out of interest.

[Zack Mahdavi]

He's not smiling about the devices, he smiling about how much money he his raking in because of this! :D

I was under the impression that the Pocket PC was not a profitable business for Microsoft?

Then again, only a couple Microsoft divisions are actually profitable... the ones Microsoft has a monoply in... :?

Urm since when does MS have a monopoly in office software?


It is? When you selected your Office product which ones did you include in the selection as competition? Just out of interest.

I completely agree. All the other packages survive because they can edit and open Office documents. Wait for the time when Microsoft adds Digital Rights Managment into the Office format, and then sues other companies for breaking the DRM.... that's the end of the competition.

Not that I don't like Microsoft Office or anything. I use it, but I like competition. It brings innovation.

[k_kirk]

Slightly off topic but can't help it. Is it just me or does anyone else also think the older he gets the more he looks like Kermit the frog with that smile...

[bjornkeizers]

Hey, if I had his bank account, I'd smile that way too. :D

[David Prahl]

He DOES look a bit like Kermit! :lol:

[unxmully]

Lotus and SAP for instance.


Never heard of SAP as an office product. What is it?

As for Lotus, Smartsuite hasn't been updated this century which hardly makes it competitive.

StarOffice and OpenOffice yes perhaps.

[Fishie]

Lotus and SAP for instance.


Never heard of SAP as an office product. What is it?

As for Lotus, Smartsuite hasn't been updated this century which hardly makes it competitive.

StarOffice and OpenOffice yes perhaps.

SAP has a full suite of solutions for mediumsized companies to large enterprises.
We use it for our internal company stuff while external is handled by Lotus.

[Janak Parekh]

Never heard of SAP as an office product. What is it?
A bit more detail into what Fishie said: SAP (www.sap.com) is probably the biggest enterprise application you've never heard of. ;) It handles accounting, employee and resource management, billing, what have you. It's absolutely monstrous in both popularity and complexity.

But... Fishie, MS Office has conquered the small-to-medium business market. It's close enough to business workflow for companies that can't afford SAP. Exchange/Outlook is rapidly passing (passed?) Notes in that market segment, as well, and is making inroads into enterprises.

--janak

[unxmully]

Lotus and SAP for instance.


Never heard of SAP as an office product. What is it?

As for Lotus, Smartsuite hasn't been updated this century which hardly makes it competitive.

StarOffice and OpenOffice yes perhaps.

SAP has a full suite of solutions for mediumsized companies to large enterprises.
We use it for our internal company stuff while external is handled by Lotus.

In that case we're using the same word for two different areas. Office to me means Word, Excel etc. It doesn't mean the big automation and workflow applications like SAP, BAAN, Peoplesoft etc.

So we're both right.

[unxmully]

Never heard of SAP as an office product. What is it?
A bit more detail into what Fishie said: SAP (www.sap.com) is probably the biggest enterprise application you've never heard of. ;) It handles accounting, employee and resource management, billing, what have you. It's absolutely monstrous in both popularity and complexity.


I'd heard of that SAP, just never heard it called an Office product.

[Fishie]

Never heard of SAP as an office product. What is it?
A bit more detail into what Fishie said: SAP (www.sap.com) is probably the biggest enterprise application you've never heard of. ;) It handles accounting, employee and resource management, billing, what have you. It's absolutely monstrous in both popularity and complexity.

But... Fishie, MS Office has conquered the small-to-medium business market. It's close enough to business workflow for companies that can't afford SAP. Exchange/Outlook is rapidly passing (passed?) Notes in that market segment, as well, and is making inroads into enterprises.

--janak

Actually SAP has specialised solutions for mid sized companies now.
We are currently testing some stuff out.

[Stik]

Hey, if I had his bank account, I'd smile that way too. :D

The EC managed to lighten Bill's wallet just a tad. ( To the tune of a $613MM dollar fine. ) :jawdrop:

http://www.eetuk.com/bus/news/OEG20040326S0003

I would bet that under that pleasant smile there was a bit of boiling blood coursing thru Bill's veins. :rawr:

[Zack Mahdavi]

The EC managed to lighten Bill's wallet just a tad. ( To the tune of a $613MM dollar fine. ) :jawdrop:

http://www.eetuk.com/bus/news/OEG20040326S0003

I would bet that under that pleasant smile there was a bit of boiling blood coursing thru Bill's veins. :rawr:

Haha, but you have to put that in perspective. That's about 1% of Microsoft's cash available, which is about $52 billion. So really, it's hardly anything. 8O

[Kacey Green]

Pretends to be MS
How would you sike us to pay that fee CASH, or cash?

[minimage]

It was reported years ago that SAP was majorly in bed with Microsoft. Anyone know if it's true, now?