Laughing At and Learning with Bill Gates

First...a good laugh filled with ironic truths:

According to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, 5 percent of Windows machines crash, on average, twice daily. If that is true, it would only a matter of time before Gates found himself standing before an audience of thousands with the infamous Blue Screen of Death behind him. And that's exactly what happened on Wednesday.

In his annual keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Gates re-iterated Microsoft's ambitious vision of digital entertainment, in a presentation filled with technical gaffes ranging from a frozen digital-photo slideshow to the aforementioned Blue Screen of Death. Gates, it should be noted, handled the errors particularly well, graciously suffering the quips of celebrity guest Conan O'Brien, with whom he shared the stage.

"I don't know who's running things here," O'Brien joked during Gates' ill-starred slide show. "Who's in charge of Microsoft?" he asked, looking at Gates. "Oh."

Now...Part Two...Learning where Microsoft is headed:

Here is an interesting interview with Bill Gates done just before his keynote address. I always find it interesting to listen to what the main man has to say. Enjoy.