Quote of the day by Bill Gates: 'There's nothing on the iPad I look at and say, 'Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it'' — downplaying Apple's foray into tablets
When the iPad came along, it had many detractors, chief among them the former CEO of its industry rival, Microsoft. "You know, I'm a big believer in touch and digital reading, but I still think that some mixture of voice, the pen and a real keyboard – in other words a netbook – will be the mainstream on that. Read the full series here.However, in comments to the now-defunct web magazine BNET, the Microsoft co-founder played down the impact he felt that Apple's first edition of the iPad would have.
- ▪When the iPad came along, it had many detractors, chief among them the former CEO of its industry rival, Microsoft.
- ▪"You know, I'm a big believer in touch and digital reading, but I still think that some mixture of voice, the pen and a real keyboard – in other words a netbook – will be the mainstream on that.
- ▪Read the full series here.However, in comments to the now-defunct web magazine BNET, the Microsoft co-founder played down the impact he felt that Apple's first edition of the iPad would have.
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Pro Quote of the day by Bill Gates: 'There's nothing on the iPad I look at and say, 'Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it'' — downplaying Apple's foray into tablets Opinion By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 28 July 2026 Microsoft's attempts to conquer the mobile devices market have long stuttered, with Bill Gates famously dismissing the iPad When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Wikimedia) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter For a long period during the early 21st century, Apple was the envy of the technology industry – pumping out a series of…
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