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Bill Gates: Philanthropist, Pioneer... Rock Star?
09 January 2008
Posted by Duncan Heaney
What do you get when you cross Bill Gates with a whole host of famous faces?
The answer, apparently, is a cringe-fest, albeit one that still manages to raise a smile. A video is shooting around the internet that features the Microsoft founder interacting with rock stars, actors and politicians.
The video was part of Bill Gates final keynote speech at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It has been widely reported that Gates is leaving his position at Microsoft later this year, and it seems this show marks the beginning of what is, essentially, his farewell tour.
The video details Bill's last full day at Microsoft, and features 'wacky' interviews with Steve Ballmer and other Microsoft employees. The video also follows Bill as he tries to find a new career. The highlights include Gates trying to persuade Bono of U2 to let him into the band by showing off his Guitar Hero skills, dressing up as Wolverine from the X-Men films to impress Steven Spielberg and angling for a co-anchor position on Jon Stewart's Daily Show. Even politicians get in on the joke, with both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama making an appearance.
The video is available on YouTube and it's worth a look. Despite the whole thing being mildly embarrassing, it's nice to see a corporate video with some personality, and as a send off for Bill Gates, it's appropriately geeky.
The answer, apparently, is a cringe-fest, albeit one that still manages to raise a smile. A video is shooting around the internet that features the Microsoft founder interacting with rock stars, actors and politicians.
The video was part of Bill Gates final keynote speech at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It has been widely reported that Gates is leaving his position at Microsoft later this year, and it seems this show marks the beginning of what is, essentially, his farewell tour.
The video details Bill's last full day at Microsoft, and features 'wacky' interviews with Steve Ballmer and other Microsoft employees. The video also follows Bill as he tries to find a new career. The highlights include Gates trying to persuade Bono of U2 to let him into the band by showing off his Guitar Hero skills, dressing up as Wolverine from the X-Men films to impress Steven Spielberg and angling for a co-anchor position on Jon Stewart's Daily Show. Even politicians get in on the joke, with both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama making an appearance.
The video is available on YouTube and it's worth a look. Despite the whole thing being mildly embarrassing, it's nice to see a corporate video with some personality, and as a send off for Bill Gates, it's appropriately geeky.
# posted by Duncan Heaney at 12:49 PM 
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