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But while promoting what he calls the "digital lifestyle," Gates showed how vulnerable all consumers -- even the world's richest man -- are to hardware and software bugs.

During a demonstration of digital photography with a soon-to-be-released Nikon camera, a Windows Media Center PC froze and wouldn't respond to Gates' pushing of the remote control.

Later in the 90-minute presentation, a product manager demonstrated the ostensible user-friendliness of a video game expected to hit retail stores in April, Forza Motor Sport. But instead of configuring a custom-designed race car, the computer monitor displayed the dreaded "blue screen of death" and warned, "out of system memory."
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Cant't wait - chairman of the bathroom  FirstNLastN | 01/06/05
Already flushed Bill G down the toilet.  ITGuy04 | 01/06/05
Hey, don't down PCs  Roger Ramjet | 01/07/05
Good thing he's always wrong.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/06/05
Bill Gates: Chairman of the couch  Loverock Davidson | 01/06/05
Addenum  Loverock Davidson | 01/06/05
Media PCs own  nucrash | 01/06/05
You really think MS never thought people would do that?  DigitalKid | 01/06/05
And Yet You Bought Xbox!  mjbad2 | 01/06/05
And my rebuttal  nucrash | 01/06/05
New Processor in the Xbox 2  openMind | 01/07/05
Yes, the $80 DVD players will be internet enabled eventually.  DonnieBoy | 01/06/05
And the content companies will do all they can...  Anton Philidor | 01/07/05
You get a PVR --- and more  mtifo@... | 01/06/05
PVR and more  Loverock Davidson | 01/06/05
MythTV gives you all those things too  Michael Kelly | 01/06/05
I have an XPmce  FakeName | 01/06/05
One advantage  Jack-Booted EULA | 01/06/05
It might be worth mentioning...  Michael Kelly | 01/06/05
This is all about lock-in, they won't make any money here.  DonnieBoy | 01/06/05
Isn't capitalism great  Nigel Johnstone | 01/06/05
Okay, "Capitalism is great"...  Anton Philidor | 01/07/05
Get a clue.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/08/05
cf "gaming the system"  Anton Philidor | 01/08/05
Adam Smith...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/09/05
Will be a Failure like UltimateTV  ITGuy04 | 01/06/05
Don't forget the Win XP Tablet PC edition  nucrash | 01/06/05
I have had mine a couple of years  Confused by religion | 01/06/05
TiVo... Isn't that Microsoft's new partner?  Anton Philidor | 01/07/05
Very insightful  Prognosticator | 01/06/05
Smack dealers are successful entrepreneurs too!  Jeff Spicoli | 01/06/05
Yes, but atleast they don't own Nintendo  nucrash | 01/06/05
Wow, he's got ballz  FilledOut | 01/06/05
Doh!  nucrash | 01/07/05
Well, then there's a least hope  FilledOut | 01/09/05
Touche'  I_am_hellion_z | 01/06/05
Bill Gates? Mother of Invention? You Have GOT To Be Kidding Me!!!  itanalyst | 01/06/05
Gates' definition of innovation:  Anton Philidor | 01/07/05
Mother of what?  dave95 | 01/07/05
Business ... choices, choices everywhere  I_am_hellion_z | 01/07/05
Business is Business and Bussiness must grow regardless....  bob@... | 01/07/05
Ooops.  Yen_z | 01/06/05
No, its chairman torvald of the couch  FilledOut | 01/06/05
Is this the 1950s?  Richard Flude | 01/06/05
Right. Everyone respects IP...  Anton Philidor | 01/07/05
I see the green eyed envy clan has decided to post...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/06/05
Better green than red  tic swayback | 01/06/05
As in "Red" Hat? smile.... (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/06/05
Hackers of the world unite!  tic swayback | 01/07/05
Envious of WHAT?  itanalyst | 01/07/05
Envious, etc.  jguyp725@... | 01/07/05
Talk about envy...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/08/05
Bill Gates: You?re such a visionary!  dave95 | 01/07/05
Current IP situation resembles feudalism more than capitalism  mike.green@... | 01/07/05
And your "small, independent developers"...  Anton Philidor | 01/07/05
Your point is, well, pointless.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/07/05
So, what you're saying is...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/08/05
The predator is still stalking  robapacl@... | 01/07/05
Microsoft is not welcome in my living room.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/09/05
a subsidy is OK but I prefer direct deposit  dmennie | 01/11/05
Free Enterprise  Scribe_z | 01/14/05

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