Bill Gates on Vista, Apple's Lying, Hackers and More

by Marco Chiappetta — Saturday, February 03, 2007, 03:00 PM EDT

Now this is my kind of stuff. Earlier in the week we reported on Apple's new ads attacking Vista and the PC in general. It's Microsoft's turn to throw a few stones, and the company's leader himself has some things to say about Apple's assertions...

Are you bugged by the Apple commercial where John Hodgman is the PC, and he has to undergo surgery to get Vista?
I've never seen it. I don't think the over 90 percent of the [population] who use Windows PCs think of themselves as dullards, or the kind of klutzes that somebody is trying to say they are.

How about the implication that you need surgery to upgrade?
Well, certainly we've done a better job letting you upgrade on the hardware than our competitors have done. You can choose to buy a new machine, or you can choose to do an upgrade. And I don't know why [Apple is] acting like it's superior. I don't even get it. What are they trying to say? Does honesty matter in these things, or if you're really cool, that means you get to be a lying person whenever you feel like it? There's not even the slightest shred of truth to it.

Heated words from a guy who supposedly has never seen the ads. And you have to love the virtual dare Bill gives hackers to find exploits in Vista. Whether you're a Microsoft fan or not, it's always interesting to hear what this guy has to say.

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Bill Gates on Vista, Apple's Lying, Hackers and More

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