LXer: Bill ‘Super Villain’ Gates does a Steve ‘Monkey Dancing’ Ballmer

LXer · 02-07-2009, 12:12 AM

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Has Bill Gates finally gone mad, or is he just after some of the Steve Ballmer media attention? The former Microsoft main man has chucked a bucket full of live mosquitoes over the audience at a tech conference, apparently to make a point about malaria in third world countries. Shame he was never that inventive about marketing Windows huh?

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H_TeXMeX_H · 02-07-2009, 03:11 AM

I heard that he didn't actually do it, that it was a joke. But, I have no problem believing that he actually did it

pcunix · 02-07-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

I heard that he didn't actually do it, that it was a joke. But, I have no problem believing that he actually did it

He did it. You can see him do it at http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html

He's an idiot.

H_TeXMeX_H · 02-07-2009, 08:14 AM

Hmm, it seems he has lost him mind after all ... but not to worry, Ballmer still has his mind ... right ?

Anyway it does indeed seem like he did release them. It's around 5:00 into the presentation for those of you who might get bored (including me).

brianL · 02-07-2009, 10:11 AM

Can't somebody find those two a nice padded cell to share somewhere?