{"id":640723,"date":"2013-01-31T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=214239"},"modified":"2013-01-31T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T17:00:12","slug":"bill-gates-talks-steve-jobs-and-more-on-colbert-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/640723","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Talks Steve Jobs and More on Colbert Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, Bill Gates was on <em>The Colbert Report<\/em> for the first time Wednesday night, presumably to promote the works of his massive philanthropic organization the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation, and the recent release of his annual status letter. Colbert asked him if he was still the richest guy in the world (he&#8217;s not), why he&#8217;s not focusing his attention on &#8216;murica first (he is, with education), and whether or not he misses the day-to-day activities at Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>He also ended the interview asking Gates about Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was lucky enough to meet Steve Jobs a few times,&#8221; said Colbert. &#8220;People always say &#8216;what a cool guy&#8217; Steve Jobs was. And you&#8217;re out there saving the world, and yet, you don&#8217;t have the cool factor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was always cooler than me,&#8221; said Gates. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe saving the world will get cool,&#8221; said Colbert.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s okay,&#8221; said Gates. &#8220;He was brilliant, he had his own style, he had his own approach. 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