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Gates and Ballmer Bullish

Maybe they're just trying to prop up their sagging stock, or maybe they really believe it, but both Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer recently argued that the high-tech economy has a bright future and that we ain't seen nothin' yet.

Thirty-four years after the founding of Microsoft, both believe we're still in the early stages of the computer revolution. Gates' comments focused on what technology can do to help the world, an area that The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is devoted to.

Don't believe Microsoft cares about our world? Check out this article and let know what you think at [email protected].

Posted by Doug Barney on June 01, 2009


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