Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at D5
Kara: The first question I was interested in asking is
what you think each has contributed
to the computer and technology industry,
starting with you, Steve, for Bill, and vice versa.
Steve: I think the biggest thing was,
Bill was really focused on software
before almost anybody else had a clue
that it was really the software.
Walt: Bill, how about the contribution of Steve and Apple?
Bill: Well, first, I want to clarify: I'm not Fake Steve Jobs.
Kara: I'm going to ask a more personal question.
We have just a minute
before we're going to open up for questions.
What's the greatest—
I'm not going to call this a Barbara Walters moment
and ask you what tree you'd like to be, but...
Walt: She would love to be Barbara Walters,
let me just tell you.
Kara: No, I would not.
About your relationship.
I mean, you're obviously going to go down in histories—
history books already say it kind of thing.
But what's the greatest misunderstanding
in your relationship and about each other?
What would you say would be—this idea of cat fight?
Which one of the many?
Steve: We've kept our marriage secret for over a decade now.
Kara: Canada. That trip to Canada. Was that...
Steve: Generally,
we were both the youngest guys in the room, right?
Individually or together.
I'm about six months older than he is,
but roughly the same age.
And now when we're working at our respective companies,
I don't know about you,
but I'm the oldest guy in the room most of the time.
And that's why I love being here.
Walt: Happy to oblige. Happy to oblige.
Steve: And, you know,
I think of most things in life
as either a Bob Dylan or a Beatles song,
but there's that one line in that one Beatles song,
"you and I have memories
longer than the road that stretches out ahead."
And that's clearly true here.
Kara: Oh, sweet. Walt: Oh, you know what?
I think we should end it there. Let's just end it there.
Kara: I have a little tear right here.
Walt: Thank you. Thank you very much.
Kara: Thank you so much.