By Marc Perton
There were a number of nice moments in Bill Gates’ corny, gently self-mocking CES farewell keynote presentation and video (though the big plug for Silverlight on the MS site isn’t one of them), but for me the sweet spot was his plea to join the Democratic presidential ticket. Not only does this represent the culmination of a political turnaround by someone who once saw Republicans as his key allies (former Washington Senator Slade Gorton was nicknamed “the Senator from Microsoft” thanks to his close ties to Bill’s company). But it also featured a slam dunk by Barack Obama, in which the candidate managed to join the Bill-dissing party, slap his main competitor and show off his geek cred in one fell swoop. When BillG calls Obama, he introduces himself simply as “Bill.” The senator’s response: “Shatner?” Gates responds in the negative, and Obama’s second guess is, of course, Clinton. Way to go, Big O. I’m still rooting for yet another Bill, but if he doesn’t make it, you’ve got me energized.
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