The last time the cosmopolitan public learn Microsoft chief Bill Gates and Apple head honcho Steve Jobs together was the 1999 docu - dramaThe Pirates of Silicon Valleystarring Noah Wyle ( Jobs ) and Anthony Michael Hall ( Gates ) . While those fake can be had on DVD for $ 7.95 atAmazon.com , the real hombre will have a uncommon 75 - moment sit - down together Wednesday at theWall Street Journal ’s D : All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad .
The two , who last appeared together in 1983 at an Apple event , will share their views on , and hopefully debate , the past times and futurity of the digital revolution as part of an unscripted conversation withJournalreporters Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher . There wo n’t be any questions taken from the interview , but if there were , here are 10 we would care to demand .
Gates : Why is Microsoft make so much disturbance about patents now , can you divulge what the patents are for , and will you seekroyalty paymentsfrom open generator vendors / users ?
Jobs : With Mac OS X , why Unix , why now ?
Gates : Is there an operating system that “ runs in the cloud ” under development at Microsoft , and how does it deepen computing in the hereafter ?
Jobs : Will users ever see retail gross revenue package of OS disco biscuit sit next to Vista in the local data processor store ? Why / why not ?
Jobs : Will Apple ever create anenterprise businessaround direction and support of Macs , XServes and entrepot ?
Gates : Why is the Zune better than the iPod ?
job : Why are you so secretive about future development and product roadmaps ?
Gates : In retrospect , what full might have come from the Department of Justice break away up Microsoft into a number of low party ?
Jobs : Are you accepting scripts for those PC vs. Mac commercial message ?
What would you inquire ?
