Bill Gates on channel 9 | The Coffeehouse

MikeGoatly
I reserve the right to be wrong.

Haven't seen this in the coffeehouse yet - apparently Bill Gates recently mentioned Channel 9, and how he wanted to be interviewed on it...

Any chance that'll ever happen? Smiley

androidi

Kinda odd and great at the same time. Gates wants to be interviewed but here we get the message he doesn't have time for it. But actually I understand this completely. I want to do thousand things and never get around to it too.

Jose Francisco
I love Windows Vista

Robert, please do interview Bill! Smiley

sbc
GW R/Me

Perhaps an interview spread over a time period (i.e. 5 minutes every now and then) - via webcam if not on site. Do you get interviews like that (i.e. not doing the whole interview at once)?

jsrfc58

androidi wrote:
Kinda odd and great at the same time. Gates wants to be interviewed but here we get the message he doesn't have time for it. But actually I understand this completely. I want to do thousand things and never get around to it too.

Although, this might be the exact time to ask him for an interview...when his interest is at its highest. I could see them having a lot of fun with this video...put props on his desk before the interview...something like a toy bulldozer (something that readers of "Hard Drive" would pick up on). If you think the recent Team99 thread has a lot of activity on it, I can only imagine what a Gates video would draw (positive and negative of course).

scobleizer
I'm the video guy

Heh!

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

Ask him if he uses MSN Messenger 7.0 Big Smile

Manip

Wait in the exec toilets with a camera, get him while he pees.

El Bruno
El Bruno

Goog idea !!

koorb

I would love a tour of his house, but if Channel9 is to ever make it from transparency project to historical content, Bill has to be interviewed about the state of the company and where he thinks it is going.

Sabot
My name is Dave Oliver. I'm a Technical Architect.

Yes having Bill Gates Video would be cool, but Bill Gates is effectively the lead Architect at Microsoft, so what would be cooler is if Bill could contributed to C9 and actively joined our community.

Seeing what the difference Scoble has made to Microsoft's image, a much greater effect could be realised if individuals higher up the Microsoft structure, such as Bill, joined in our community.

I understand that he is a busy man, but many of us do try and we also have busy lives. It's the contribution that counts.

The mutual insight would be extremely valuable to all sides.

AndyC

Beer28 wrote:

It sounds to me like somebody didn't even ask him for an interview...

Nah, most likey Scoble/Charles ask Bill's people if they can have an interview and they say he's too busy. The actual request probably never gets as far as Bill himself.

PocketXP
More Cowbell

It may be easier for them to get Steve Ballmer first.

I think the Steve B. interview is in the works.

ZippyV
Fired Up

Why doesn't Bill ask it first?

Bill comes into Scoble's office:
- You're doing an interview with me right now!

Scoble:
- Euhhh
faints...

Charles
Welcome Change

Yeah. I'll probably be at this one for sure. I hope we can do this and I hope we can chat without a script.

C

Manip

Charles wrote:
Yeah. I'll probably be at this one for sure. I hope we can do this and I hope we can chat without a script.

C

But you *will be taking question from C9ers though right? Wink

littleguru
<3 Seattle

I'm really looking forward to it Big Smile

Charles
Welcome Change

Manip wrote:

Charles wrote: Yeah. I'll probably be at this one for sure. I hope we can do this and I hope we can chat without a script.

C

But you *will be taking question from C9ers though right?

You better believe it.

coccyx

Beer28 wrote:

I agree, Scoble works for him, what's the deal with him asking some 3rd party reporter for an interview, when he's the cheif software architect?

He could just go down to Scoble's office and get the interview on the spot. Or if Scoble isn't there, Charles could probably do it, I would guess.
Is the MS campus really THAT big, where it's a huge deal, or a long walk?

Actually, it really is THAT big. I accidentally made a wrong turn once driving home from Bellevue and ended up in the Microsoft parking lot. There's so many buildings! It took 15 minutes of driving around to figure out where we came in and how to get out.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Microsoft,+Redmond,+WA&ll=47.638350,-122.129431&spn=0.014935,0.017424&t=k&hl=en

Check out the satellite coverage Smiley

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jeffsand
Inch by Inch

Beer28 wrote:
he has a car though right?, or at least a bicycle...

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=12010

This sweet 10 speed used to be parked outside of Scoble's office :->

Chris123NT
Longhorn Guide Writer

Haha nice bike Smiley

Yeah an interview with Bill would be awesome, and probably possible. They just got him on the 50th episode of the .NET show so it CAN be done Big Smile

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RaiN
Windows Vista ;]

so we're waiting

i'll try to be patient Wink

Tensor
Im in yr house upgrading yr family

W3bbo wrote:
Ask him if he uses MSN Messenger 7.0

And if so, how long did it take before he decided to turn off nudges Wink

scobleizer
I'm the video guy

Channel 9 mentioned in BusinessWeek: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2005/tc2005054_5262.htm

jsrfc58

Bill Gates in the article wrote:
One of these ones we do is very video-oriented, where a guy just goes around with a cheap digital camera and videos people that are working on Visual Studio [Microsoft's software for developers]. And they put that up as a channel, and that gets incredible viewership.

While you're at it, maybe you can hit him up for a new video camera.

What's funny, too, is in another article he uses the word "trump" numerous times. Maybe you should offer to play Bridge with him and Warren Buffet. Card games seem to be on his mind. Er...maybe not.