Sean Hayes

I'm sure, at risk of you having said this a million times before, would you talk a little bit about the genesis of Microsoft? Because I don't know if I've ever really heard a clear story of how it came to be, how you had the idea for it, and how it came into fruition.

So forgive me for interrupting. What year was that that you got first exposed to the computer? And where?

So forgive me for interrupting. What year was that that you got first exposed to the computer? And where?

So forgive me for interrupting. What year was that that you got first exposed to the computer? And where?

There you go. So you see these computers in the late 60s that you're first exposed to are, by comparison, of course to today, but maybe even to the computers in the mid-70s, rudimentary at best, probably? Yeah.

There you go. So you see these computers in the late 60s that you're first exposed to are, by comparison, of course to today, but maybe even to the computers in the mid-70s, rudimentary at best, probably? Yeah.

There you go. So you see these computers in the late 60s that you're first exposed to are, by comparison, of course to today, but maybe even to the computers in the mid-70s, rudimentary at best, probably? Yeah.

But I will say, I kind of have two questions, which is, A, so you learn on these rudimentary huge computers that only the government and educational institutions have, etc., So you and Paul Allen realized that, okay, this is the future. Are there people who can teach you how to do the stuff you did or did you have to figure a lot of that stuff out yourselves as you were going?

But I will say, I kind of have two questions, which is, A, so you learn on these rudimentary huge computers that only the government and educational institutions have, etc., So you and Paul Allen realized that, okay, this is the future. Are there people who can teach you how to do the stuff you did or did you have to figure a lot of that stuff out yourselves as you were going?

But I will say, I kind of have two questions, which is, A, so you learn on these rudimentary huge computers that only the government and educational institutions have, etc., So you and Paul Allen realized that, okay, this is the future. Are there people who can teach you how to do the stuff you did or did you have to figure a lot of that stuff out yourselves as you were going?

uh we are doing well uh and it's it's kind of a a standard way that people use personal computers but sorry sean if i just just on that last little bit of the code stuff and with and you you touched on that so that apple products came with with your software built in and then you guys split and it became kind of like the um and forgive me for the comparison you became like the vhs betamax

uh we are doing well uh and it's it's kind of a a standard way that people use personal computers but sorry sean if i just just on that last little bit of the code stuff and with and you you touched on that so that apple products came with with your software built in and then you guys split and it became kind of like the um and forgive me for the comparison you became like the vhs betamax

uh we are doing well uh and it's it's kind of a a standard way that people use personal computers but sorry sean if i just just on that last little bit of the code stuff and with and you you touched on that so that apple products came with with your software built in and then you guys split and it became kind of like the um and forgive me for the comparison you became like the vhs betamax

It was either or. It was like you either did this or you did that. Was there ever a discussion between you and Steve Jobs about, hey, let's continue in this partnership using your, et cetera, et cetera? Did you guys, or was there a moment that you split

It was either or. It was like you either did this or you did that. Was there ever a discussion between you and Steve Jobs about, hey, let's continue in this partnership using your, et cetera, et cetera? Did you guys, or was there a moment that you split

It was either or. It was like you either did this or you did that. Was there ever a discussion between you and Steve Jobs about, hey, let's continue in this partnership using your, et cetera, et cetera? Did you guys, or was there a moment that you split

Sean, tell Mr. Gates, you're an Ask Jeeves guy, right? Yeah, an Ask Jeeves guy.

Sean, tell Mr. Gates, you're an Ask Jeeves guy, right? Yeah, an Ask Jeeves guy.

Sean, tell Mr. Gates, you're an Ask Jeeves guy, right? Yeah, an Ask Jeeves guy.

Well, a little bit of trying to put the genie back in the bottle, A, unfortunately, with the social networks and also just with phones in general and their impacts. You know, as a father of three boys under the age of 16 and younger—