As if we needed further proof that Jon Stewart rules over the known universe, Bill Gates only gave us more evidence today.
Gates said he would appear on Stewart's The Daily Show on January 29th, the evening before the LLOOOOONNNNNGGGG awaited debut of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. Now, Gates is no dummy, and the fact that he's not appearing on Jay or David, or whomever, on this occasion shows that he believes the real power in TV these days is Stewart. Or at least that Stewart has the audience that Gates wants to reach the most.
CNET notes it could be an interesting experience since John Hodgman, a regular contributor to the Daily Show, plays the remarkably Bill Gates-looking loser PC on all those great Apple ads. You can see all the ads here at YouTube.
Information Week points out that another Daily Show alum has give Microsoft a good whack recently.
Steven Colbert last month discussed the
controversy over Sea-Tac Airport's removing Christmas Trees after a
rabbi asked that the airport add a menorah to the display.
Colbert ruled that out. If Sea-Tac caved in to the good rabbi,
it would also have to display symbols for the other cultures residing
in the Pacific northwest. That would mean they'd have to mount a
representation for Grunge Band Holy Day of Moping; Starbucks Grande
Day; and Microsoft's Spend-Your-Entire-Day-Installing-Printer-Drivers
Day.
Meanwhile, the launch of Vista will again also instigate new battles in the Microsoft vs. Apple holy wars. If you want to get a taste of the blood feud, but a more thoughtful one than most, Robert Scoble offers a two-hour videocast on his blog, Scobleizer, on January 30, the day Vista launches, featuring four very interesting suspects: Fred Davis, co-founder of Wired Magazine,
Sam Levin, co-founder of the Stanford Mac user’s group and the guy who does Cool Mac Picks,
Harry McCracken, Editor in Chief of PC World, and
Jeremy Toeman, formerly of SlingMedia and someonw who "is very knowledgeable about all sorts of HD video stuff."
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