- The Clubhouse app hosted another tech industry interview in recent days: this time, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
- In a discussion hosted by journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, Gates talked about everything from the coronavirus pandemic to vaccines against COVID and the rumored Apple Car.
- Gates also explained why he prefers his Android phone to an iPhone.
As soon as Bill Gates entered the Clubhouse for the first time this week, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin he temporarily ignored some of the questions he had planned to ask about everything from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and Gates’ new book How to avoid a climate disaster. Sorkin, on the other hand, pointed out to the co-founder of Microsoft that he received a barrage of tweets asking for the same thing, sent from people as soon as they heard about Gates’ chat at Clubhouse, the new and popular iOS-only social app:
Wait, does Bill Gates have an iPhone?
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Gates acknowledged that he actually uses an Android phone on a daily basis. And, while it’s dedicated to the latest iPhones just to keep up to date, “the phone I have is Android”. Sorkin delved into this, wanting to know if it was a product of some kind of “religious” preference that Gates has between Android and iOS.
“Well, some of the Android manufacturers pre-install Microsoft software in a way that makes it easier for me and they’re more flexible about how the software connects to the operating system, so I’ve ended up getting used to it. “Many of my friends have iPhones, so there’s no purity.”
And so began Gates’ Clubhouse chat, making him one of the most prominent professionals in the tech industry and wealthy titans in the industry who turned to the new audio-based social app that everyone talks about and talks about. turned on, for this reason. Below you can see the full chat from Gates:
Among the highlights of the interview: Microsoft’s billionaire, whose personal base has been at the forefront of vaccine development and the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, working in collaboration with government agencies, went say he received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine about a week ago. “It’s the only time I’ve been grateful to be an older person – 65 years old.”
In response to this, Sorkin kept track of: When will you start moving and traveling again as before, now that you have had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine?
“Well, I want to set a good example. If vaccinated, it can still be transmitted. It’s not so likely … I won’t stop wearing masks or being careful with people who haven’t been vaccinated … Only in late spring or summer will we reach numbers where their behavior can change significantly. ” .
Besides:
- In the fall, Gates said he hopes “all schools will be open.”
- What do you think of the rumored Apple Car? “Mmmm, I double that they’ll do the same margin they do on the iPhone.”
- Do you use Google Search? “I am a loyal, loyal and loyal Bing user. Travel with a very snobbish crowd. You have to go down here with the masses and use Bing “.
- The last TV show you did? From Netflix Lupí, about a French thief who became a massive hit for the streamer.
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Andy is a reporter in Memphis who also contributes to outlets such as Fast Company and The Guardian. When he’s not writing about technology, he can be found crouching down with protection over his growing vinyl collection, in addition to taking care of his whovianism and indulging in various TV shows you probably don’t like.