One of the things that Jobs really was intent on talking about throughout the D5 conference is what happens to computers and gadgets in what he called the Post-PC era. That’s not to say that the PC, as in personal computer, is going away. Far from it; it’s still necessary to function as a media center, digital hub, or media entertainment center. All of those gadgets in your drawer, they have to sync to something.
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Walt Mossberg’s All Things Digital, aka D5, has posted video of the Gates and Jobs fireside chat. It’s unfortunately in 9 chunks of FLV; there’s no stream, no MOV or WMV that you can download of the entire event. That shouldn’t stop you, however, as the chat is excellent. Jobs and Gates are relaxed, affable, and make jokes throughout, and it’s frankly great to watch both of them. They talk openly about the mobile space, where “post-pc era devices” (Jobs’ term for devices like Zunes, iPods, GPS, and other catch-all convergence or divergence devices) are headed. It’s an investment of time — roughly an hour — worth its weight in gold.
One of the best parts, for me, is that Jobs confirmed they’re still working on 3rd party applications for the iPhone, how to do it right; how to do it without making the device crash twice a day. A more in-depth article should follow this afternoon or evening.
In any regard, D5 has posted a highlight reel, but I’d personally recommend just watching the individual flash videos. Read on for the links.
Read the rest of this entry »Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are scheduled to have a sit-down where they discuss the state of the industry at Walt Mossberg’s D-Conf. All sorts of high-rolling things are going to be going on there — Jeff Hawkins will unleash his third arm, giving the keynote tech talk, if you will; Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will do a sit-down, and chat about the industry.
So, there’s a lot of press out there that says there’s likely to be a smackdown between the two; I don’t think that’s too likely, but it will give some valuable insight to how the two of them operate and where they think the industry will go. Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather have the smackdown, which is why this makes me laugh.
