After 13-years, Bill Gates is no longer considered the world’s richest man. Carlos Slim is his replacement, and it comes as no surprise as he is a Mexican telecommunications leader with a bank-busting net worth of $67.8 billion.
There are some big things going on at the D Conference, with the highlight being the meeting of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates for a chat conducted by Walt Mosberg and Kara Swisher. Before I get to talking about the main event, lets take a look at some of the other things that had been going on there.
It’s pretty well known now that Bill Gates is the World’s richest man, and at the same time, a Harvard dropout. Now Bill will finally get that Harvard degree he started way back in 1973 (and gave up a fear years later as a Junior).
Microsoft has paid extra attention to security issues with Windows Vista. When Vista was released, every interview with Bill Gates always included a huge focus on discussing all of the great new security features. Trying to avoid another repeat like what happened with Windows XP exploits, they paid extra attention to security this time around. Hopefully it pays off.
Last week, Newsweek sat down to interview Bill Gates for the launch of Vista. He was asked about all of the typical questions regarding Vista like security, upgrading, and whether or not he was satisfied with the outcome of Vista.
